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In reply to the discussion: Biden Plans Wind Farms Along Entire U.S. Coastline [View all]ForgedCrank
(1,765 posts)Battery buffer storage for primary power grids would be a financial impossibility, not to mention the MASSIVE amounts of toxic wastes created during manufacture and eventual disposal. And that's not to even mention the huge efficiency losses generated by multiple form conversions.
Yes, battery storage is "technically" possible, but you aren't weighing the absolutely massive volumes of energy being distributed. It would literally take cities of huge battery parks to achieve something of that magnitude, and all of it would need to be cycled and replaced about every 10 years on rotation. The cost alone would force most people to start burning firewood again to stay warm.
I really don't like stomping on ideas, but the details are many, and really are the devil, and we need to address them openly.