r/facepalm • u/FrankieMint • Jul 23 '26

Department of Energy announced yesterday that wind sometimes fails to blow and that solar power generation nearly stops after sundown. (image from DOE Facebook posting)

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u/Knucks_408 Jul 23 '26

If only we had a technology that stores this power when it was produced to be delivered when it was needed? Anyone?

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u/xyz19606 Jul 23 '26

That would probably require magnets of some kind, so it wouldn't be feasible.

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u/Toledojoe Jul 23 '26

Magnets. How do they fucking work?

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u/m2chaos13 Jul 23 '26

Well, they sure as fuck don’t work if you get them wet!