"Wind and solar energy infrastructure is essentially worthless when it is dark outside, and the wind is not blowing. The Tesla Energy boss, whose company produces large-scale battery storage systems, responded with a pointed: Um hello? He then linked the department to a film about his firm's energy storage work in Australia where its large-scale energy storage product, Megapack, services utilities in a rural area with severe grid instability using solar power."
"We are governed by some of the dumbest people in the history of this country, proudly, unashamedly, openly moronic and ignorant, and I am genuinely not sure how the US ever recovers from this. These people make George W Bush and Sarah Palin look like savants."
"it was excited for the Trump admin to learn about BATTERIES."
Department of Energy amplified a critique claiming wind and solar infrastructure is essentially worthless when the sun is down and the wind is not blowing, linking to Energy Secretary Chris Wright's interview. Elon Musk, whose company makes large-scale battery systems, replied "Um hello?" and linked a film showcasing Tesla's Megapack storage in Australia that supports utilities with solar power amid severe grid instability. Social media mocked the DOE post and added notes emphasizing storage as essential to renewables. California Governor Gavin Newsom's office highlighted batteries. Commentators, including Mehdi Hasan and others, harshly criticized the administration's stance.
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