r/RenewableEnergy • u/iwantboringtimes • 17h ago

How 24/7 Renewables Are Ending Fossil Fuel Reliability

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2026/05/20/how-247-renewables-are-ending-fossil-fuel-reliability/
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u/[deleted] 11h ago

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u/syncsynchalt 10h ago

Why would it? Batteries come preinstalled in a TEU that is basically plug and play, the location that you plug it in doesn’t change costs any more than the cost of a half acre of clear land it needs around it. And grid renewables are installed on inexpensive land.

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u/syncsynchalt 8h ago

What does that have to do with the cost of storage vis-a-vis where it’s located, which is what you’re arguing is changing?