Serious discussions about renewable energy usually end up being about energy storage too. Wind and solar power are both intermittent sources of electricity, so if we want to power a significant fraction of our power grids with them, we need a way to store power for windless and cloudy days. The most talked about candidates are batteries, molten salts, pumping water uphill, compressed air, etc. All of this has to do with supply, but what about demand? “Demand response” is very underrated and might play a big role in the future. Read on for details.
via Smart Grid + Demand Response = Underrated Renewable Energy Storage? : TreeHugger.
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