Reply #18: Wind and solar need storage to get above 20% of the energy mix [View All]

[txlibdem]

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Xtreme Power to install a 36-megawatt battery at the 153-megawatt Notrees Windpower Project near Kermit, Texas.

That's one big battery. Such technology is likely to become crucial as wind farms become ever larger but erratic suppliers of electricity to the grid. In wind-blown West Texas, the region's massive turbine farms can generate more electricity than the grid can handle at some times while all but ceasing production at other times. That creates headaches for grid operators

http://www.grist.org/wind-power/2011-04-15-no-trees-big-battery-texas-to-install-worlds-largest-wind
... found this inside your linked story
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Sometimes produces too much power for the grid to handle... or all but cease production at other times.

Energy storage is an absolute must.