currently, wind/solar interface well with the existing grid because there is so little power generated from them
just how much you can pump into a grid on a large scale is a bit of an open question
smart grid is research in progress, not a done deal, no one is completely sure just how well it will be able to integrate a large percentage of intermittent power generation sources
the devil really is in the details, because that will be a big determiner of just how cost effective the system will be
Exactly...people don't understand interdependencies that exist. People need RELIABLE energy...not dependent on the whims of nature. You're going to need really big batteries! Wind and solar are daytime only just about everywhere.
I watched a show about ,what would happen if for whatever the reason there were no more humans on this earth and what will happen to the earth when ppl are no longer able to do what they do. One of the biggest problems first and formost is our nuclear plants all over the world.. I think they said 23 plants in the US and 14 in Canada alone and all of them are going to leak!! None of the plants are made to evert disaster!!! Once the electricity runs out were totally screwed!!!! They have NOT figured out a way to get rid of nuclear waste in all these fucking years !!! WE are as stupid about this as they come .. The more you know lol.. peace out Headband707
If we're not here...who cares?
There is no "getting ride of nuclear waste"...it's here probably as long as we are...many thousands of years. You can't burn it, you can't neutralize it, and you can't send it away. All you can do is bury it and hope it stays put...for a long long time.
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