Clearly, storing steam in tanks for demand surges is the most efficient form of energy storage (as in Factorio)
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I would prefer to use energy rather than store it, but yes, pressure vessels are preferable to chemical batteries.
Yeah, that's probably true. I was mainly being silly and making a factorio reference. On the other hand, with the intermittent/cyclical nature of renewable energy, I don't think it's unreasonable to look into ways to store it for times when demand outstrips supply. Maybe there's something I'm missing? I'm not an expert in energy grids or anything.
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