• dragontamer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    But my net negative power usage from the grid means that I’m using less energy than I feed in when it isn’t shinning out.

    Grid scale batteries do not exist yet, outside of pumped hydro. And honestly, they might never exist (Sodium Batteries in 2 or 3 years are our best bet at grid-scale energy, but maybe that’s not good enough. We dont know because they don’t exist yet).

    So, it. Balances out

    No. If there’s no grid energy storage mechanism, then the power is wasted during the day, and the natural gas spins up at night.

    Apologies if you’re not aware that the grid isn’t a magical energy storage device. But… it isn’t. The tech for energy storage does not feasibly exist yet on any large scale.


    Wind is an option but only in windy areas and windy times