The point being made is that if smoothing over time becomes sufficiently cheap then smoothing over space is supplanted.
It would be nice if this happened before the next Carrington Event (or the next nuclear war with orbital EMP weapons.)
It would be nice if this happened before the next Carrington Event (or the next nuclear war with orbital EMP weapons.)
With some exceptions for sufficiently remote (or sufficiently always-sunny and not too dense) places that local grids themselves are no longer worth it
They assume each battery cycles entirely EVERY day - even in winter. They also assume PV is never curtailed - not even in summer. They of course ignore multi-day weather anomalies. Like wise for weekend/holiday demand variations. etc.
The best part of the report are real world bids of 2025 ESS projects.
[1] https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/how-cheap-is-batter...