[mrtksn]

Then you store that energy or find a way to use it. Melt ore when its abundant, then make metal when it is abundant, then dig holes when it is abundant, then use the metal to turn the hole into a reservoir when it is abundant and eventually use the reservoir to pump in and out water as a way to store the abundant energy for use when its not.

[akamaka]

We’re working on it!

https://www.ess-news.com/2025/09/10/new-alliance-aims-to-unl...

[ifwinterco]

All of these things are an order of magnitude more difficult and annoying than simply storing flammable gas or liquid in a tank and using it whenever you need it.

Not saying we should continue using fossil fuels forever, but being unrealistic about how hard the transition to intermittent renewables will be isn't sensible

[nicoburns]

Having more generation capacity also makes renewables less intermittent though, becuase for example with enough solar capacity then even on a cloudy day they may produce enough energy to cover demand.

It doesn't solve the problem completely, but it surely helps.

[ceejayoz]

> All of these things are an order of magnitude more difficult and annoying than simply storing flammable gas or liquid in a tank and using it whenever you need it.

There’s quite a bit of complexity leading to the “simply storing in a tank” step.