A New York agency going by the name NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority) is leading the charge to build these energy storage facilities, including in densely…
Tag: Grid Scale Battery Storage
Deadly Grid Battery Fallacy Exposed in Massachusetts
Clear rules for safe design of grid battery facilities are desperately needed if deadly catastrophe is to be avoided. Belsito has made this urgent need clear for Massachusetts. The other…
The Battery Storage Delusion.. what 35 million tons of industrial effort buys you
When viewed this way, power systems that required utility-scale batteries have one of the lowest Energy Return on Investment (EROI) ratios in the energy world. It takes a lot of…
Making PJM all wind and solar would cost over $2.4 trillion in battery backup
That battery backup cannot make wind and solar powered grids possible is obvious given these incredible numbers. The electric power industry must know this, but their silence is deafening.
New Texas Law to Force Renewables to Be Dispatchable
Sounds like Texas is getting fed up with its electricity system being increasingly put at risk by wind and solar power. After years of papering over the cracks with half…
Wind, Solar, Batteries: The High Cost of Duplicative Energy
“The data make it clear that the only possible rationale for renewable energy—making significant reductions of CO2 emissions—cannot be achieved. The costs of attempting to do this are already imposing…
Greens Detest ‘Little Guys’ Who Get in Their Way
Environmentalists insist they love “little guys.” At least in the abstract, until those folks get in the way, raise inconvenient questions, or try to block “renewable energy” projects intended to…