Comment Comment by throw0101a Talk to the PhDs at Princeton and their collaborators:* https://environmenthalfcentury.princeton.edu/expertsI'm just copying and pasting the December 2020 report.Off the top of my head, renewables (in the US) only produce electricity about 30% of the time, so you have to 'over build':* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factorThey have energy storage experts, so I'm sure batteries and such are taken into account. parent throw0101a 5 years ago
* https://environmenthalfcentury.princeton.edu/experts
I'm just copying and pasting the December 2020 report.
Off the top of my head, renewables (in the US) only produce electricity about 30% of the time, so you have to 'over build':
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacity_factor
They have energy storage experts, so I'm sure batteries and such are taken into account.