>>1129087>You haven't accounted for the fact that grid reliability and intermittent renewable % are simultaneously up.Well grids are becoming more reliable over time as our technology advances and again, that's because just about every nation/state in the world still uses traditional fossil fuels to make up for the dips in solar and wind. Or reliable renewable like hydro or geothermal that won't fluxuate as badly as solar. In California, they still use almost 50% natural gas and a large percentage of renewables is reliable 24/7 geothermal and hydro.
And I suggest that you don't use California as an example when it's the clear leader renewable energy and has tons of tax breaks and regulations to allow for it's record breaking renewables. Not when you look at the rest of the country and our current government.
>>1129089Like what? The fact that we need a reliable baseload power supply to make up for dips in solar and wind? Everybody agrees on this.
>>1129091That was literally my point. That solar and wind are supplements to reduce the amount of nuclear/hydro/fossil fuels that we need to use and then when their power starts to dip, we have to increase the baseload supply to make up for it. Unless we start building massive grid storage facilities.
>>1129092Sounds like they had to rebuild the dam. Which is again expensive and depending on the geographic location and water supply, might not be possible.
