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coolspot on May 5, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: White House eyes subsidies for nuclear plants to h...

Theoretically, yes.

With enough batteries and 2x-3x power production over demand you can have 100% renewable grid.

It might require to cut amazon forest and cover it with solar panels, but possible, yes.

pfdietz on May 5, 2021 [–]

One does not need 2-3x average power production over average demand. With some combination of transmission, batteries, and (importantly) hydrogen storage, the overcapacity and curtailment needed can be quite modest.

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