Utility-Scale Battery Storage

An interesting blog, obviously written with an agenda but well referenced.

https://unpopular-truth.com/2025/07/25/pro-and-cons-of-utility-scale-battery-storage/

The rest of the site also has some interesting reading.

  • I was wondering what to expect. Having just read the intro, I suspect it won't be as bad as feared, but it'll fail to answer the question::

    "It is therefore high time that we explore the capabilities and short-comings of grid-scale generators, the production thereof and the impact they have on our energy systems."

    It's also important to look at our existing infrastructure [E3]. 

  • I did notice that key point 1 was "incorrect" in that it fails to acknowledge that all the 'conventional' generators are major CO2 emitters and need to be "Net Zero'd".

    The Physiocrats did acknowledge sunshine as the source of [agricultural] economic activity, they weren’t thinking of fossil sunshine...