Fracking - where is it headed ?

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Originally Posted by Griff

..., 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.