[zacharyaustin11]

batteries help with supply and demand, more transmission lines also help to get power to places that need it. To fully utilize small batteries need smart meters and smart grid. your Tesla could be used to run the dishwasher at 6 pm peak usage and get recharged at 2m when there is abundant hydropower.

Australia uses Tesla large scale battery system to infill gaps like the time between when demand spikes and a generator comes online. very profitable.

supply - makes sense to have large batteries to store excess energy produced for power (I like the combo of wind turbines and flywheels allowing more uniform power to be distributed)

demand - makes sense for every house to have its own battery to arbitrage on the price difference with real-time pricing. putting a floating price on consumption will hopefully lead to a more efficient market and less coal.