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OKIsItJustMe

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8. The use of batteries helps to level off the power supply (especially for diurnal cycles)
Fri Nov 22, 2024, 04:01 PM
Nov 22

(See here for example)
My greatest concern regarding renewables is seasonal variability. (e.g. in Upstate New York, in the Winter, the sun is lower in the sky and shines for fewer hours each day, than in Phoenix, AZ [for example.])

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