California Ramps Up Enough Battery Power to Match Five Nukes

5 "nukes" eh?

> The state now has enough large-scale batteries to supply 5,600 megawatts of electricity

Last I checked, batteries are measured in watt-hours. Ope, I just rechecked, they still are. Technically my car battery could produce 5,600 megawatts. Granted it might only do that for a femtosecond, but thats the whole point: 5,600 megawatts for _how long_? One minute, one hour?

Also last I checked, the Boobs by the Sea produced 2,200 megawatts of power. That [nearly] continuous power, not "until muh batteries run out". Yes yes, ramp up times, blah blah, refueling, ::hand waving::, xenon poisoning, ::more hand waving::

So congrats, 5.6gw of power storage _is_ awesome, but it's not "5 nukes" any more than 5 apples are the same as three lasers. I'm 100% behind these storage projects as they reduce the need for "peaker plants", but come on, lets at least a high schooler review these articles for scientific accuracy before going to press.