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Old 11-13-2011, 05:10 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Griff View Post
..., but Jacqie is right storage is the real barrier.
Storage is one technique for adapting to a changing load. Electricity is another technique to address the actual problem.

This is old technology. Implemented even in 1930 diesel electric locomotives to make another poor system redundant - steam locomotives. Steam locomotive was obsoleted quickly because it could not adapt to a changing load.
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