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Bursts of Free Power Raise Red Flags for Green Tech Investors - Prices below zero may slow the deployment of renewables & there aren’t enough batteries to store wind, solar energy. (archive.ph)
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[–] finley@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

"Help! Regular people are getting electricity for free!"

-- Billionares

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Depends your definition of "battery".

Electrical storage sucks. But potential energy can be stored indefinitely with near zero loss over centuries.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Would you care to elaborate? Do you mean like those gravity based energy storage solutions, or what?

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Probably Pumped hydro

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Interesting. Sorta resembles parts of the construction of the pyramids.. 🤔