A solution to the power grid issue
Over at the USS Clueless, Steven den Beste has engaged in typical logorrhea and produced a masterpiece of technical analysis. He details everything that is wrong with the current system, and what must be done to fix it.
He is, of course, missing the point. The correct solution is to put hamsters on treadmills. Mind you, I am aware of the immense breeding project that would have to be undertaken, as well as the cost of creating millions of advanced treadmill generators. But the benefits are enormous. Power generation will become a decentralized, robust network. Power generation will be entertaining. And, in emergencies, hamsters taste like chicken.
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Instead of hamsters we need
Instead of hamsters we need giant, underground flywheel power storage systems. We basically push energy into these things (they are giant flywheels rotating at relatively low speeds), and when we need to get the energy back (or have extra demand), we just tap into them. Dead simple, doesn't hurt the environment, etc. etc. Just all around brilliant, dammit.
But they don't taste like chicken.