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minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down10·edit-22 年前Wind and solar need to be paired with batteries, so it’s not as cheap as everyone wants to think.
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·2 年前You don’t need batteries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricity
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·2 年前Seriously? Jeez pedanticness, if you really me to change it: you need energy storage.
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·2 年前The point is that this type of energy storage is very cheap relative to the amount of power it can store.
minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 年前I’ve heard some problems with it (pumped hydro) that I don’t recall all the specifics that’s why we see other things like batteries (or all the others jeez).
minus-squareDdCno1@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 年前You need suitable locations. That’s the main limitation.
Wind and solar need to be paired with batteries, so it’s not as cheap as everyone wants to think.
You don’t need batteries:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricity
Seriously? Jeez pedanticness, if you really me to change it: you need energy storage.
The point is that this type of energy storage is very cheap relative to the amount of power it can store.
I’ve heard some problems with it (pumped hydro) that I don’t recall all the specifics that’s why we see other things like batteries (or all the others jeez).
You need suitable locations. That’s the main limitation.