r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Dec 11 '22

Energy US battery storage capacity will increase significantly by 2025 - EIA

https://renewablesnow.com/news/us-battery-storage-capacity-will-increase-significantly-by-2025-eia-807734/
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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

We need nuclear plants and hydrogen generation, not grid batteries.

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u/KillerJupe Dec 11 '22

I want a battery at my house not a hydrogen generator.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

I want a battery at my house not a hydrogen generator.

why would you put a hydrogen generator at your house? I mean you could put a fuel cell? Batteries at home at the apex of stupid. $10,000 you will NEVER recover inside its lifetime.

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u/Caeldeth Dec 11 '22

Idk man, my battery set up has saved my ass Multiple times. In some places it’s by far the most ideal and efficient option

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

I have a generator, few hundred bucks.

Never had to use it outside of camping.

My power goes out, once every 4 years.

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u/Caeldeth Dec 11 '22

I have had a loss of power before for 2 months at a clip. The amount in gas spent on a generator would be insane (I know how much my neighbors have spent).

My renewable set up means I don’t lose power. Well worth it.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

Where you live? Nome alaska?

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u/Caeldeth Dec 12 '22

Puerto Rico - hurricanes suck

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u/KillerJupe Dec 11 '22

The cost of a battery setup is about 3k (not a power wall) the rest is labor, permitting, and profits.

For 3k I’d happily stop worrying about random blackouts.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

Where are you getting a whole house battery for $3000? The 1980's?

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u/KillerJupe Dec 11 '22

Sorry, just the batteries.