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kallebooyesterday at 1:24 AM1 replyview on HN

> You're naive if you think your storage solution can handle the massive reserves required

The Scandinavian grid which Denmark is part of has 120 TWh of storage capacity (hydro in Norway and Sweden) which is literally 4 months of electricity consumption.


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card_zeroyesterday at 2:35 AM

Yes but (deja vu here) pumped hydro storage benefits from geography, so it's only a solution for Norway and Sweden and other bumpy places.

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