alt Hacker NewsBatteries help, but they still cost way more than direct solar and wind. We still need way more solar and wind to use directly.
Batteries help, but they still cost way more than direct solar and wind. We still need way more solar and wind to use directly.
Costing less than the most expensive thing they replace is the interesting threshold.
That's evening peaker gas plants in most places. After batteries push gas out of that market they go on to morning peaks and so on.