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this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2026
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this is not the intractable problem you make it out to be.
there's a fantastic way to smooth out production peaks, and hey, it fixes the lulls - it's called storage. battery storage can take all kinds of forms, from pumped hydro to large stationary chemical batteries. we're finally starting to see large rollouts of storage and it's one of the few bits of light in a dark future.
It doesn't even have to be stored in a way that can be turned back into electricity. Electrical heaters are damn near 100% efficient except for transmission losses, and there are tons of industrial processes that can store and use that heat.