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  • Making PJM all wind and solar would cost over $2.4 trillion in battery backup

    07/13/2025 12:22:49 PM PDT · by george76 · 29 replies
    CFACT ^ | July 12th, 2025 | David Wojick
    I keep reading how big batteries are all it takes to make wind and solar reliable as the sole grid electricity source. The reality is that making wind and solar work at all requires a fantastic amount of battery backup, far more than is possible. Below is an example using the PJM grid. PJM is America’s biggest grid operator, with a territory covering the Mid-Atlantic and points west. 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...