The author also made a good point that despite wind and solar being intermittent, they are actually fairly predictable a or less day in advance (thanks to weather forecasts).
> So that I can take advantage of these low rates at night, I use a roughly 16kWh battery that I just happen to have lying around. I charge it up over night starting at 10pm on the dot, and it's done charging usually by 3 or 4 in the morning. I keep it topped off until around 7, and then I start using it during the day. And it doesn't need to be charged again until the evening. Now the reason I just happen to have that battery lying around, is because that battery... is my house.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9GpMWdvWI
The author also made a good point that despite wind and solar being intermittent, they are actually fairly predictable a or less day in advance (thanks to weather forecasts).