Oil headed for 70 bucks s barrel. Here we go.

An area of solar panels of 100 x 100 miles backed up by 1 x 1 miles of batteries could power the entire United States. Long distance DC transmission lines can transport the power. Obviously the solar won’t all have to be in the same place.

The Gemini Solar project is an example of the rapid development taking place. 690 Megawatts with 531 MW / 2125 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery power.

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2019/06/10/worlds-largest-battery-system-planned-for-nevada-solar-plant/