“If your mother was on life support, would you want coal or renewables supplying electricity to her hospital?”
Historically, using renewable energy round-the-clock and relying on it for emergencies has been either impossible or far too expensive. Low-cost batteries are changing that picture.
Thanks Lucy - a sharp software update for me re: coal and solar’s relative reliability.
I agree that the future is hybrid. I’m curious if different energy players will be jostling to be the ‘main source’ for energy grids, or if there will be a conglomeration that uses both coal and solar - selling the outcome of 24/7 power regardless of where it comes from.
Thanks Felix. I think they already are "jostling" in how they bid in markets or on contracts, and it's up to the grid operator/utility/supplier to make it work so that the customer gets 24/7 power. If it's financially helpful to combine in one bidding unit versus stay separate, I'm sure they will - eg solar and storage together makes solar more valuable to the developers. Also coal and batteries together improves efficiency and allows them to store excess for when solar isn't running.... but is a less climate friendly outcome
As the earth’s sky, we may become our stars rising, by recognizing that to move for the coequal station, is to move forth with and for everyone, as the~shielded~shield~of~Nature.
That we may be the Truth of our Humanitee, together becoming an Earth Rising.
Thanks Lucy - a sharp software update for me re: coal and solar’s relative reliability.
I agree that the future is hybrid. I’m curious if different energy players will be jostling to be the ‘main source’ for energy grids, or if there will be a conglomeration that uses both coal and solar - selling the outcome of 24/7 power regardless of where it comes from.
Thanks Felix. I think they already are "jostling" in how they bid in markets or on contracts, and it's up to the grid operator/utility/supplier to make it work so that the customer gets 24/7 power. If it's financially helpful to combine in one bidding unit versus stay separate, I'm sure they will - eg solar and storage together makes solar more valuable to the developers. Also coal and batteries together improves efficiency and allows them to store excess for when solar isn't running.... but is a less climate friendly outcome
As the earth’s sky, we may become our stars rising, by recognizing that to move for the coequal station, is to move forth with and for everyone, as the~shielded~shield~of~Nature.
That we may be the Truth of our Humanitee, together becoming an Earth Rising.
https://open.substack.com/pub/republia/p/for-the-preservation-of-freedom-and?r=4ucf6d&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay