Eli5: how will a power grid that is mostly powered by many non synchronous renewable generators (solar and wind etc) remain stable, when the stability of the grid is currently reliant on the collective inertia of the large scale base load generators of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants?

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Eli5: how will a power grid that is mostly powered by many non synchronous renewable generators (solar and wind etc) remain stable, when the stability of the grid is currently reliant on the collective inertia of the large scale base load generators of fossil fuel and nuclear power plants?

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This episode of the podcast, Volts, does a really good job in delving into the various techniques that can be used in the future to supplement the core of renewable energy (i.e. wind and solar).

https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm9sdHMud3RmL2ZlZWQ/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm9sdHMud3RmL3Avd2hhdHMtbmV4dC1mb3ItY2xlYW4tZW5lcmd5LWFuZC1jbGltYXRl?ep=14

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