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Solar-plus-storage technology is improving quickly

On how plummeting battery prices make 24/7 solar power a reality today.

We discuss why even energy pros are behind the curve on this, how quickly the technology is improving, and why most of the world doesn't see natural gas as a viable option the way the US does. Why not put them somewhere where there's lots of low-grade land around that you can install the solar panels, the batteries at enough scale that you can power that whole other thing with maybe 97, 98% fulfillment of supply coming through, and you lose a little bit on the side. And I think that if anything, the countries have learned over the last couple of years with the price volatility and the general instability in the world is they don't want to be bequeathed to importing more oil and gas than they are already.

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