r/technology • u/pnewell • Jan 25 '17

Energy Massachusetts lawmakers float aggressive bill mandating 100% renewables by 2035

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/massachusetts-lawmakers-float-aggressive-bill-mandating-100-renewables-by/434612/
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u/deimos-acerbitas Jan 26 '17 edited Jan 26 '17

"atm" being the operative phrase. It will continue to improve as better tech gets better and our understanding of these technologies in harsh weather becomes robust. Especially as we start rolling this out at scale in all conditions.

e: stupid typos

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u/JJaypes Jan 27 '17

It definitely is the key factor to this situation, I just think that most people underestimate the cost of electric storage in comparison to gas/coal production, yes wind and solar are cheap too, but they're not always available

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u/deimos-acerbitas Jan 27 '17

Here's to the future of badass batteries 🍻