It isn't just the complexity, expense and unreliability of so-called renewable energy that keeps it from taking over our lives. It turns out that integrating solar power, wind power and hydrogen power into the existing system is plagued with both technical and bureaucratic problems.
This piece describes in a general way what hasn't been happening in the field. Maybe the process is so complex that diagnosing the individual issues and the possible approaches to their resolution is more difficult than actually producing the product itself.
clipground.com
It appears that the renewable generators are more interested in joining the grid than the grid is in accepting them. There may be some disagreement as to who is responsible for the expense of the connection. Utilization of "free" power is more expensive than we've been led to believe.
Wild Springs Solar Energy project near New Underwood, South Dakota has been approved by regulators to go into operation providing up to 128 megawatts of electricity to Basin Electric Power Cooperative. Originally scheduled to begin supply on May 1, the date has been moved up to March 15. No word on if this is the date when power will actually move from Wild Springs to Basin Electric on that day or if that's simply the date when it will be permitted.
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