There are two powerful forces at work in the Global #EnergyTransformation; 1/ The rapid migration from the #BaseloadParadigm to the “#BatteriesAreTheGrid de-facto architecture and 2/ Consumer #EnergyIndependence via #RooftopSolar (and local #BESS) - #CommunitySolar solutions. Both forces are #virtuous and have changed #EnergyModels forever. @RenewEconomyRSSFeed
Google inks $3bn US hydropower deal as it expands energy-hungry datacenters

The tech giant will buy 3GW of US hydropower in deal to fuel AI and data center growth across eastern states

The Guardian
The #BaseloadParadigm is dead (everywhere). #Coal, #Hydro, #Nuclear, #BioFuels, #Gas ….. All can be decommissioned and replaced with #RenewableEnergy & #BESS. What are you waiting for? @SuperMoosie
Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow

Lower-than-normal rain and snow have reduced Canada’s hydropower production, raising worries in the industry about the effects of climate change.

The New York Times

The #NYTimes remains so very clueless on everything #Energy. This piece on #batteries (#BESS, #LDES ..) is another example.
A few missing #facts to consider;

1/ The #NewGrid is an inter-connected network of batteries (including #residential & #communityenergy).
2/ Batteries charge during the day using #RenewableEnergy sources. They drain at night servicing the #grid.
3/ The #BaseloadParadigm is dead! The faster that we decommission the #OldGrid the better.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/05/07/climate/battery-electricity-solar-california-texas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE0.NNfF.PNO3uzJ4DRE-&smid=url-share

Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity

They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly.

The New York Times
This is why the #BaseloadParadigm is dead. The #NewGrid is #BESS - #LDES with #RenewableEnergy feeding it. #Nuclear & #Hydro are obsolete and no longer needed. It's time to retire all of them. #Decarbonization #Electrification #ECOEthics. @unnameduser