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Storage is key to expanded deployment of renewables and, interestingly, to new transportation. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #1
We have pumped hydro near here. madokie Oct 2013 #2
I know which one, I think. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #3
You got it madokie Oct 2013 #4
No but it sure looks pretty. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #5
We just call it the pump back madokie Oct 2013 #6
I just went and read the PDF... phantom power Oct 2013 #7
Sad, isn't it, what passes for technical journalism these days. oldhippie Oct 2013 #8
So you think of CPUC documents as "technical journalism"? kristopher Oct 2013 #11
The document I read was from greentechmedia .... oldhippie Oct 2013 #12
The document (PDF) PP referred to is from the CPUC kristopher Oct 2013 #14
The .pdf document from the CPUC referenced in the article ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #15
California's Public Utility Commission doesn't know the difference between energy and power? kristopher Oct 2013 #17
The trick is inductors and capacitors... hunter Oct 2013 #20
The Flux Capacitor One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #9
Something you might look up is "Vector Inversion Generator" and similar technologies. hunter Oct 2013 #26
Like this one? One_Life_To_Give Oct 2013 #28
Why would they need to discuss "watts X (unit-of-time)" specifically in this document? kristopher Oct 2013 #10
Maybe because the whole article is about "energy storage" ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #13
How does prescribing the depth of capacity assist the CPUC effort? kristopher Oct 2013 #16
Obsfucate much? oldhippie Oct 2013 #18
I posed legitimate questions related to the actual policy under discussion. kristopher Oct 2013 #19
[sigh] ... I really need to get a life .... oldhippie Oct 2013 #21
Or you could just be civil... kristopher Oct 2013 #22
Because the goal is to mandate storage requirements for their grid. phantom power Oct 2013 #23
Their goals are well presented in the papers kristopher Oct 2013 #24
Too bad we're not as smart as kristopher ..... oldhippie Oct 2013 #25
Maybe you're onto something... kristopher Oct 2013 #27
Kick kristopher Nov 2013 #29
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