Jaeden Schaefer

Something else that I know a lot of people like to talk about is a lot of these renewables, you know, electrical sources, solar, wind as kind of being the silver bullet.

Something else that I know a lot of people like to talk about is a lot of these renewables, you know, electrical sources, solar, wind as kind of being the silver bullet.

I think that they're really important for our energy future.

I think that they're really important for our energy future.

But as far as what we're doing today, I think something that not a lot of people like to talk about, a lot of the mainstream news does seem to gloss over.

But as far as what we're doing today, I think something that not a lot of people like to talk about, a lot of the mainstream news does seem to gloss over.

is the fact that solar and wind is intermittent.

is the fact that solar and wind is intermittent.

So they only generate when the sun is shining or when the wind is blowing.

So they only generate when the sun is shining or when the wind is blowing.

Data centers and a lot of these really heavy industrial loads, they don't get to take, you know, any sort of breaks or clock out when the grid goes quiet at night.

Data centers and a lot of these really heavy industrial loads, they don't get to take any sort of breaks or clock out when the grid goes quiet at night.

So they need a firm, dependable 24-7 electricity.

So they need a firm, dependable, 24-7 electricity.

Now,

The solution in the past for that has been battery storage, and today is battery storage.

The solution in the past for that has been battery storage, and today is battery storage.

This definitely helps, but it definitely is not a full replacement because batteries paired with solar can cover, you know, definitely a few hours of demand, but they are still limited for long duration loads.

This definitely helps, but it definitely is not a full replacement because batteries paired with solar can cover, you know, definitely a few hours of demand, but they are still limited for long duration loads.

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