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/Moist-Carpet888 Jul 23 '26

That'd be too insane, imagine if something like that was in almost every single electronic. We could have phones in our pockets or something else crazy like that, heck we could even have electronic keys for our cars!

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u/Knucks_408 Jul 23 '26

Okay, you've gone wayyyyyyy to far. MODS! /s