Renewable proponents say batteries can stabilize grid, but experts say costs are ‘astronomical’

(JUST THE NEWS) – For the past five years, the Sierra Club has been waging a war with operators of the nation’s coal-powered electric generation.

The attacks have plenty of resources thanks to billionaire and former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, who in 2019, donated $500 million to the elimination of every bit of America’s coal-fired capacity. Last year, the billionaire dropped another $500 million into the effort. Forbes Magazine estimates his net worth at $106.2 billion.

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A coal plant in Maryland may be emblematic of the conflict. Despite the Sierra Club’s well-funded effort against that plant, the episode illustrates the problem with trying to solve “green” grid reliability problems with battery facilities.