Elon Musk emphasized the importance of batteries for renewable energy in a response to Fox News recently. While doing so, he also highlighted a common problem while also providing a solution to that problem. Anyone who follows his work closely would already know that batteries are the solution to the intermittent nature of renewables but a reminder is always a good thing.
Fox News recently published an article stating that the Washington Post had been blasted over its reporting that switching to 100% renewable energy could avoid blackouts. Elon Musk of Tesla had some other things to say.
Switching to renewables with batteries would avoid blackouts. Batteries are essential, due to the intermittent nature of renewables.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 22, 2022
Washington Post’s article cited a study that showed electricity blackouts can be avoided by switching to 100% clean…