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Heat storage is quite cheap per kWh and has excellent economy of scale.

Just a note that 46,000 is a 2050 target - which covers current demand AND all the growth in electricity and heat demand over the next 25 years.

That's in line with estimates being bandied about in the Finnish dissertations.

Addendum: please don't downvote @red75prime for bringing a fact to a fact based discussion.