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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1256981)	8/25/2020 8:24:42 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 1575244

"You know, the very blackouts that you claimed didn't happen." I didn't say the blackouts didn't happen. I said that they "didn't force us into rolling blackouts just because they want to force us onto this green energy nonsense." = "the renewable energy advocates remain in denial and are hoping that battery technology will help fill the void" As I said, there are other forms of storage, but, for batteries, deployment of existing technology will do more good than hoping for better technology. Amid Rolling Blackouts, California Gets the World's Biggest Battery This new battery marks a huge jump in energy storage for the state, which had some 500 megawatts of battery storage in operation at the end ... 4 days ago == "the "overbuild" Steve Berberich is talking about? More solar panels won't do jack when the sun is setting. More windmills aren't going to cut it when the wind isn't blowing" There's also more storage, existing hydro, offshore wind, maybe wave, maybe more geothermal, and biogas to help out, along with imported power.. == "The failure of a solution just means we didn't have enough of it."" It was apparently a failure of two of the gas plants you want. I don't think having 4 failed gas plants would help. == " the overbuild is going to be expensive," Yeah, and we can't start to overbuild until we finish building. Renewables are about 35%, and large hydro adds another 10%, so it will be a .while. == "That was caused by record demand that you claim isn't the 'new normal.'" Records generally aren't normal. == "It was indeed renewables that caused California's blackouts." It was apparently the failure of 2 NG plants.