• cqst@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    with the incredible advancements in solar and wind it’s no longer the best option.

    I haven’t heard of any advancement that makes solar generate energy when the sun doesn’t shine and wind generate energy when the wind isn’t blowing.

          • fellowmortal@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            4 months ago

            No, there is pumped storage. Honestly, despite the plethora of start-ups claiming to have a solution (sodium batteries, molten-salt, etc) The only really proven way to store electricity for later is pumped storage, but that relies on geography (hills) which not everyone has. Batteries are great for phones, and cars but they simply don’t scale to countries.