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		jeffbee on March 4, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuclear power must be well regulated, not ditched California has 250MW of battery facilities online right now. If you can do 250MW, you can do 50GW. The CAISO roadmap for energy storage does not list any technological risks.

hntrader on March 4, 2021 [–]

Not saying it can't be done, but is it cheaper than nuclear?

drran on March 4, 2021 | [–]

BTW, nuclear energy will be cheaper with massive power storage, because nuclear power can be accumulated at night then.

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