My electricity comes from the PJM grid and every now and then I check the PJM website to see what this regional transmission organization (RTO) is doing at the moment and planning for the future.
Good example of trouble ahead. Very important point: "if the storage is via batteries it's useless for anything but the shortest of blackouts." Most grid backup battery systems talk about providing 4 hours of backup. Why bother? We can all get along with no power for 4 hrs. The real danger, to people and to businesses and to the economy, is week-long blackouts - and it could happen.
Good example of trouble ahead. Very important point: "if the storage is via batteries it's useless for anything but the shortest of blackouts." Most grid backup battery systems talk about providing 4 hours of backup. Why bother? We can all get along with no power for 4 hrs. The real danger, to people and to businesses and to the economy, is week-long blackouts - and it could happen.
And we'll be told, "THE SOLUTION IS MORE RENEWABLES AND STORAGE"!