Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "An explosion in demand for electricity is creating a looming crisis in America" video.

  1. Solar and wind could work well together as they complement each other with a more consistent amount of energy generating, but you do need a healthy amount of battery storage as a buffer for it to work effectively, with a big enough buffer, we can generate more than enough energy by renewables, as long as we can store enough of it.
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  2. True, that would have a big impact over the long run, and the cost of solar panels are dirt cheap now, but the real problem is everything else from inverters to installation is crazy expensive, which puts a lot of us off. I also think we need solutions on small scale wind power that can work well in urban areas on houses, many ideas are being thrown around on that over the last few years, but until we start seeing real world evidence that actually produces meaningful energy, can be done cheap enough and in urban areas where the winds are more erratic, then for now, solar is a better option, and it's a shame really because wind and solar would complement each other really well to deliver a more consistent amount of energy, which in turn, means you need less batteries as a buffer.
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  3. Makes sense when you think about it, electric demand goes up almost every year, a lot more is being thrown onto it, EV cars, heat pumps and in the near future, we are going to see a lot more A.I. and robotics, all of this is putting more demand on the electrical grid as we go through the transition in the energy sector. But there are signs that as renewables get better and cheaper and the same for battery tech, more of us are likely going to be able to go off grid, which should help to reduce demand on the grid. There was a report I remember reading about that said by 2026, around 60% of EU homes could go gridless, which if true, that's sooner than I expected and far more houses than I expected, but renewable and battery tech is getting better and cheaper all the time that's going to allow more of us to do that. Because of advancement of tech, it's hard to know how much demand is going to be needed on the grid, but in any case, we can't afford to take the chance that more of us will go gridless, but honestly I'm not worried about all this, there are already solution around the corner to solve these problems and there are more options opening up for consumers in case it does become a problem and we still have some time left, which will allow renewables and battery tech to get better and cheaper.
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  4. Yeah, A.I. is likely going to use a lot of energy, but not just A.I. but robotics as well, as that is coming along and getting cheaper all the time, A.I. and robotics will work really well together, so we are likely going to see much higher demand on both over the next decade.
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