amgine, 2 months ago

@susankayequinn

In 2000, ND was estimated to have enough wind to double US electrical output. Just ND. But hey! then they discovered #tarsands and no one was willing to invest in transmission.

The primary driver of energy demand is #climateadaptation. Not AI, not crypto, although they are crazy big.

Part of adaptation must be building #windpower - which is second-hand #solarpower (but a lot easier to convert to #electricity) - and various forms of #gravitybatteries such as water reservoirs.

amgine, 2 months ago

@susankayequinn

Remember that key point: electricity demand is spiking up due to #climatechange adaptation.

We cannot stop adapting. We can require new, non-adaptation, demand build new renewable energy supply to meet its expected consumption. This is already happening; in the USA it is driven by the IRA legislation.

We need far, far more storage. More than just dams and water, more than weird mineral batteries. Compressed air, big rocks, thermal storage mass.

Smells like opportunity.