Still, though, it's all about reducing demand, not modifying supply. Flywheel storage can literally pump juice into the grid, temporarily raising the net energy level (yes, by reducing it earlier, similar to the freezer). And because of that quality there's a huge potential market, because those high-stress times are when electricity costs the most.
I guess my point is that, with flywheels, you can make money through nothing but the power grid. With a freezer, you can only reduce how much you lose.
Absolutely. I thought there would be more discussion of flywheels (or rather, I thought the article itself would actually discuss them). The article alluded to a long lead time for needed upgrades to transmission capacity, but I wonder how long it takes from placing an order to getting a flywheel sitting next to a windfarm?
Still, though, it's all about reducing demand, not modifying supply. Flywheel storage can literally pump juice into the grid, temporarily raising the net energy level (yes, by reducing it earlier, similar to the freezer). And because of that quality there's a huge potential market, because those high-stress times are when electricity costs the most.
I guess my point is that, with flywheels, you can make money through nothing but the power grid. With a freezer, you can only reduce how much you lose.