Comment by triceratops

> Solar and wind are not a panacea, and batteries won't solve all power needs,

The wind doesn't stop blowing at night.

> batteries won't solve all power needs

Citation please.

In 2025 I calculated it would cost only a year of German GDP for batteries to power Germany for 6 months. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45443098

That's an absurd amount of batteries that would never be needed. And batteries have only gotten cheaper since then.