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Sure, but the interim solution of "just deploy more panels and turn down/off the existing fossil fuel plants during the day" is working pretty well. I suppose once we start seeing significant periods of negative or zero pricing the storage will start happening.

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As noted, that only works in the short term.

Once base load and/or peaker plants become unprofitable, you either lose those or end up paying for them to idle.

Neither outcome is very desirable.

Energy storage is unlikely to come to the rescue in time.

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