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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 18 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

Wasn't there a town in China that produced such a glut of surplus electricity that they didn't know what to do with it? And it was 100% solar?

[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I guess the biggest bottleneck for renewables is energy storage.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Pretty much. Once we got that covered there is no excuse anymore.

[–] Robbity@lemm.ee 1 points 25 minutes ago

It's basically solved. Sodium batteries are cheaper and much more durable than lithium batteries, and are currently being commercialized. Their only downside is that they are heavier, but that does not matter for grid-scale storage.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago

Story of 2010s Germany as well.