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US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [S] 134 points 2 years ago* (93 children)

Solar/wind + battery storage is cheaper than natural gas and a hell of a lot cleaner. It makes no sense to go for a more expensive, dirtier form of energy.

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  • [–] 73 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I'm excited about salt batteries taking up the slack on a lot of this infrastructure in the future.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They are a lot more expensive than expected at the moment, once they start selling at the 30$/KWh they were proposed at they will be fantastic but if they stay at their current price LFP is going to be a lot cheaper.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Yep your not wrong. In my local area, they are starting to use them for the grid. I know one of the engineers over at a local makerspace. The process is getting refined ATM. Its cool this and concrete power cells are becoming a thing.

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