About Quote by Nathan Myhrvold
“There's a limit to how much you can deploy renewables, like wind or solar. People will talk about getting up to 30 percent of America's power from renewables, but you can't get to 100 percent because of their unreliability.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Energy Policy Forum, 2015
Renewable sources like wind and solar are intermittent, limiting their share of total electricity without storage or backup.
In simple terms: Renewables are limited by reliability.
Key Takeaway
Plan for complementary energy sources.
Themes
energy
renewables
reliability
policy
technology
Mood
cautious
analytical
Type
technical
policy
When to use this quote
- grid planning
- investment in storage
- policy making
- public communication
Key Concepts
intermittency
grid stability
energy mix
Questions to Reflect On
- How can storage technologies change this limit?
- What policies encourage a balanced mix?
A Different Perspective
Renewables can reach higher shares with advances in storage and demand management.
