Renewable Energy and Battery storage quickly gaining momentum
Renewables and Energy storage are fast becoming the revolutionary innovation that could eliminate the need for existing energy power plants. The possibility of solar plus battery storage is an innovation that even the incumbent coal and nuclear laggards are considering adding to their portfolio.
The other area that needs to be addressed however is for regulators to find a way to include battery storage in the energy policies and fully embed them into the system.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2015/11/08/solar-storage-may-be-energys-holy-grail-but-will-regulators-aid-the-quest/