Energy Storage and Wind Power

Here’s an article on a study from Stanford University that questions the economic validity of energy storage as a solution to even out the variability of wind.

I think the most probable scenario for our energy future is more about large numbers of distributed and interconnected points of solar and wind generation. The fact that the wind isn’t blowing in a certain spot at a certain time means an increased probability that it will be blowing somewhere else.

I also point out that electric transportation, i.e., charging our cars at night (when the wind is blowing hardest and the demand is the least), is a great way to absorb excess wind capacity.