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Energy storage is what it sounds like, the ability to store excess power for use later. Visualize a piggy bank for electricity. You’re saving not money, but power from the sun and wind. And when you need juice, you simply dip into your personal energy piggy bank!
We can capture this energy when the sun is highly radiating or when the wind is moving a lot. This power is harvested by special machines, much like you would collect seashells at the beach. We then store the energy in large batteries. Six batteries that store so much more power than your average batteries (the ones found in your children’s toys).
Then when it is time for electricity, we use that energy saved. It is as if we had a hidden stash of power we could go visit whenever needed. This helps pay to keep our lights on, our computers working and our houses warm or cool.
Sometimes, the sun doesn’t shine or the wind doesn’t blow. Energy storage allows us to have 24/7 power output.] It’s like having a second backup system to ensure we’ll always have power. Energy storage used with renewables is like having your favorite video game still be able to play after the power might go out.
By storing energy from the sun and the wind, we can spend less power generating things that can harm our world. This means we are helping keep our Earth clean and happy. It’s like an environmental superhero, for your hair! And we're able to use clean energy and store it to use later, which protects trees and animals and all the pretty things on our planet.
Energy storage is helping everyone access the power they need. From sprawling metropolises to sleepy suburbs, we can now be more energy-efficient. So it is like a magic power which takes us to use electricity at any time and place!
Did you know that energy storage is like putting your leftovers in the fridge? And, just like you can have yesterday’s dinner today, we can now have energy that we captured yesterday or last week! Isn't that amazing?