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IU.S. battery storage capacity has been growing since 2021 and could increase by 89% by the end of 2024 if developers bring all of the energy storage systems they have planned on line by their intended commercial operation dates

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Honest question, what good is energy storage infrastructure if everything from Lead-Acid to Lithium ion batteries degrade in a matter of a few years?

We talking capacitors?

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

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therefore we must think of energy storage beyond lithium. Heat storage pools, lifted water for kinetic energy and so on.

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