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In reply to the discussion: Nuclear renaissance? US OKs new reactor design [View all]badtoworse
(5,957 posts)The power grid is not ready for large scale integration of renewables. It's late and I don't feel inclined to write a disertation about grid stability, but the reality is that without economical. reliable large scale storage, our ability to integrate massive new wind or solar generators is very limited.
On a power grid. energy production and energy usage need to be balanced in real time. With conventional generation, that is is done by regulating generation in response to changes in load. Renewable generation, e.g. wind and solar, cannot be managed that way, hence new technology is needed. It's being developed, but we're nowhere near ready to deal with load that cannot be controlled supplied by generaion that cannot be controlled either.
We'll get there, but anyone that says we're ready now is seriously misinformed