Go Green they said

[Old Rocks]

The company is saying it will be six months to a year-long delay, but, given the waiting times for transformers in the US have blown out to an astounding 120 weeks, and up to 210 weeks or 2 to 4 years, it seems wildly optimistic to hope this can be back in action next year. Currently the AEMO officially describes this fault as continuing until May 3rd, 2026. Another Battery Catastrophe | Power Line
Battery storage is the way forward.........oooops. Not ready for prime. How much govt money is pissed away chasing their green god

So you are blaming the batteries for a transformer failure? How convenient of a lie. And that is just one project, the failure was not in the batteries, but in the transformer. Had they put that transformer in a coal plant, the result would have been the same. But you would not blame the coal plant.

The governments of the world piss huge amounts away subsidizing fossil fuels even as the companies make billions of dollars in profits.

 

[Old Rocks]

The technology is fantastic...just a shame it isn't fit for purpose(not reliable and cheap). When it finally is then great; but until then it's a waste of money.

Greg

Solar and wind are the least costly form of electrical generation to install and maintain.

Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy+ (LCOE+)

Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy+ is a widely cited report that analyzes the cost competitiveness of renewables, energy storage, and system considerations.

www.lazard.com

 

[Old Rocks]

The only really "efficient" electric storage method I have seen is pumped storage. It's a very mature and proven system, and has been in use for over 100 years. None of the multiple gravity batteries or anything else has been anything other than a money pit.

This is just trying to avoid that the majority of the "green power" solutions are really not all that good. And if it relies upon any kind of batteries as in actual batteries, then there are much deeper problems with their plan.

But most of what I call "Green Idiots" do not want simple, low tech and cost effective solutions. They want the most expensive and convoluted systems they can dream up, does not matter if they actually work or not.

Most of what you have posted is just plain wrong. And the idiot is you.

 

[Old Rocks]

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What a dumb as post. How many tons of steel and concrete for a coal fired plant? For a nuke? Or even a gas plant? You are either ignorant or a liar, because when the final tally of pollution cost comes in, wind and solar are clear winners.

 

[Old Rocks]

What excess power? Generators do not create excess power. A decreased load reduces the fuel need to generate said power. You would be adding demand and thus using more fuel.

So what is the time lag for that reduction in fuel to move the generation up or down? With a battery it is nearly instantaneous.

Milliseconds
Utility-scale batteries can adjust to sudden changes in electrical demand by rapidly responding to frequency deviations. These batteries can react within milliseconds, maintaining grid balance and providing quick support during peak demand periods. They are designed to store excess energy when electricity is cheap and abundant, and to discharge that energy when prices and demand are high. This rapid response capability is a key advantage of utility-scale battery storage systems, allowing them to defer costly grid upgrades and manage peak demand effectively.

energytech.com