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Grid energy storage, an Uncommon card
Grid energy storage, also known as large-scale energy storage, is a set of technologies connected to the electrical power grid that store energy for later use.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 30,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Grid energy storage quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Grid energy storage card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
They further provide ______ grid services, such as helping to restart the grid after a power outage.
Answer
essential. They further provide essential grid services, such as helping to restart the grid after a power outage. From the Grid energy storage article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
As of ____, the largest form of grid storage is pumped-storage hydroelectricity, with utility-scale batteries and behind-the-meter batteries coming second and third.
Answer
2020s. As of 2023, the largest form of grid storage is pumped-storage hydroelectricity, with utility-scale batteries and behind-the-meter batteries coming second and third. From the Grid energy storage article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Ceramic capacitor. Ceramic capacitor 86 · History of genetic engineering 79 · Grid energy storage 76 · Antibiotic sensitivity testing 73 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- These systems help balance supply and demand by storing excess electricity from variable renewables such as solar and inflexible sources like nuclear power, releasing it when needed.
- They further provide essential grid services, such as helping to restart the grid after a power outage.
- As of 2023, the largest form of grid storage is pumped-storage hydroelectricity, with utility-scale batteries and behind-the-meter batteries coming second and third.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Grid energy storage article was read about 30,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Grid energy storage (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : RCraig09, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
