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Old 25th May 2022, 09:32
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cooperplace
 
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Originally Posted by 601
I have spent countless hours over coffee trying to explain how solar and wind, without gas backup, will not work without huge storage. It is like p!$$ing in the wind.
How many days storage do we need in light of the poor output from solar in the last two or three months.
You've got it completely wrong I'm afraid. All we need to do is get lots of solar panels, wind turbines and batteries and all will be fine.

NOT!!!

Personally I'd have some fat nukes in the system. Has anyone checked wholesale electricity prices lately? Nukes would be a lot cheaper.
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