Energy storage is of course a big problem...and lead acid batteris ain't exactly green. But really if we're weighing costs then we've got to look at the huge public health costs of producing and burning hydrocarbons, which are huge, and the long term destruction of habitats and species.
Someone get us working flywheels, please!
and for the record, Europe is having a great deal of success working wind into the mix.
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Uh....doesn't this apply to all gernerating facilities? How is this a wind problem?
Energy storage is of course a big problem...and lead acid batteris ain't exactly green. But really if we're weighing costs then we've got to look at the huge public health costs of producing and burning hydrocarbons, which are huge, and the long term destruction of habitats and species. Someone get us working flywheels, please! and for the record, Europe is having a great deal of success working wind into the mix.