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** <small>[[solar panels made of abundant materials|''See discussion on alternatives to this.'']]</small>
** <small>[[solar panels made of abundant materials|''See discussion on alternatives to this.'']]</small>


* Batteries [[How much short-term energy storage for solar?|''might'' be scalable enough]] to smooth out the '''day/night''' cycle of solar. {{x|Best bet would be either [[sodium-ion]] or [[iron redox flow batteries]].}}
* Batteries [[How much short-term energy storage for solar?|''might'' be scalable enough]] to smooth out the '''day/night''' cycle of solar. {{x|Best bet would be either [[sodium-ion]] or [[iron redox flow batteries]].}} {{talk|Re-work this section and include links like [[Can rooftop solar alone provide enough heating and cooling?]]}}
** But the '''seasonal''' fluctuations of wind & solar [[How much seasonal energy storage?|probably need ''far more'' energy storage capacity]].
** But the '''seasonal''' fluctuations of wind & solar [[How much seasonal energy storage?|probably need ''far more'' energy storage capacity]].
*** <small>[[What could provide enough seasonal energy storage?|''See discussion on other energy storage types - whether any could provide enough capacity.'']]</small>
*** <small>[[What could provide enough seasonal energy storage?|''See discussion on other energy storage types - whether any could provide enough capacity.'']]</small>