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minus-square@someguy3linkEnglish-1•edit-25 months agoWind and solar need to be paired with batteries, so it’s not as cheap as everyone wants to think.
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink3•5 months agoYou don’t need batteries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumped-storage_hydroelectricity
minus-square@someguy3linkEnglish4•5 months agoSeriously? Jeez pedanticness, if you really me to change it: you need energy storage.
minus-squareDdCno1linkfedilink2•5 months agoThe point is that this type of energy storage is very cheap relative to the amount of power it can store.
minus-square@someguy3linkEnglish1•5 months agoI’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).
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.