[Carry_Okie]

Distributed micro-nukes are the way to go.

Everything else pales by comparison.

[fruser1]

Cost is no object when the end goal is a totalitarian state that has a few hundred million slaves at its disposal.

[GOPJ]

Their territory includes the Washington, DC metro area, where all the federal bigwigs live, making it a good place to start. I also live there. We are quantifying a fantasy, so let’s keep it very simple. In fact, the basic question is why hasn’t PJM done this simple analysis? They do a lot of sophisticated grid modeling. Or maybe they have done this crucial assessment, but it is a secret, which is even worse.

AND, WHAT PART OF 'RARE' AS IN RARE EARTH ELEMENTS DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND?

[rktman]

Not today satan! 😂😂😂

[null and void]

For those on us in the rest of the world, PJM comes from Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia, U.S.

[TexasGator]

“In fact, the basic question is why hasn’t PJM done this simple analysis?”

Simple answer. There is no need for them to do the analysis.

[Tell It Right]

PJM’s estimate peak demand for 2030 is about 180,000 MW.
Meeting that for 16 hours with batteries requires 2,880,000 MWh of usable storage.

Don't forget inverter capacity. Not only do you need tons of battery storage, you also need to be able to convert that DC power to AC power and however rate the load needs (in this article that's 180 GW).

[chaosagent]

One thing I never hear talked about is how much 'energy' we're pulling from the wind, and especially the underwater turbines that are being installed in some places.

Is that going to start affecting weather patterns and ocean currents?

All that 'energy' has to come from somewhere.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Just think of all the African children they can enslave in their mines!

[OKSooner]

Just don’t allow anyone to use electricity for anything except to charge up their e-car overnight.

Then everything will be perfect.

See?

[RetiredTexasVet]

Such a good article.

[meatloaf]

The analysis ignores the fact that current technology limits solar and wind to 20% of the load given the need to maintain the 60 cycle frequency within the required tolerance before the smoke in electronics get out and base load power plants trip off line to protect plant equipment.

[joshua c]

west wing had a good episode about this

they said the entire southwest would have to be covered in solar panels to provide energy for the country

[joshua c]

Thus we need 4,800,000 MWh of nameplate battery capacity.

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that would make a hell of a fire

[ridesthemiles]

I LIVE IN N NEVADA>

THIS IS 7th straight day of temps near or over 100. 105 this afternoon.

There were 5 power outages this afternoon alone.

Just enough to cause all the clocks to be reset...5 times.