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Nevada put big battery energy storage where a coal plant used to be (electrek.co)
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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 8 points 6 months ago

Both is better. Centralised is more efficient for maintenance and cost. Distributed allows less transport cost for the power and less chance of total failure, ut more chance of individual failure.

One of the issues with transitioning is the grid is designed with large plants in mind. Using existing infrastructure more efficiently makes renewables more attractive for investment, which hastens the transition.