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Rachel Walden: “We don't have the technology to store the power. So it's…”

Featuring: Rachel Walden, Republican | Arizona Corporation Commission

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AZ Votes Debate: Republican candidates for Corporation Commission | Apr. 4, 2024

Published | Video Starts at 23:44

And again, that's why we have to be able to parse these into deeper discussions. Please. Yeah, I would like to add on solar, too, because it's not. We don't have the technology to store the power. So it's great during the day, but nobody's at home during the day. So we get all this excess power. The batteries only store it for about 3 hours. And so what happens at night when everyone comes home from work and your peak hours is we're using a whole bunch of natural gas, which is a fluctuating price … (23:44–23:53)

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Asserts that current battery technology only stores solar power for about 3 hours.

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