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Maybe get a generator + Tesla 10 kWh wall battery? Then you get the best of both worlds. The Tesla will grandfather your solar energy advantage in the evening
by blisterpeanuts 11y ago
Maybe get a generator + Tesla 10 kWh wall battery? Then you get the best of both worlds. The Tesla will grandfather your solar energy advantage in the evening after the sun goes down, and the generator kicks in when the grid goes down. So your primary use of the grid will be, say, midnight to 6am while you're sleeping.
- dragontamer 11y agoYes, throwing more money at a problem generally solves it. But most people can't afford $10k to $20k appliances for backup power. The true solution is the centralized utility providing energy storage for the masses. Again, large-scale infrastructure projects like the Bath County Pumped Storage Station and strong investments into a reliable local grid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_County_Pumped_Storage_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_County_Pumped_Storage_Sta... This plant provides dozens of Gigawatt-hours of energy storage for millions of Americans. http://www.powersouth.com/mcintosh_power_plant/compressed_air_energy http://www.powersouth.com/mcintosh_power_plant/compressed_ai... 110 MWs of power for hundreds-of-thousands of homeowners. ----------- You tackle this energy problem by building a strong, reliable city, town, or neighborhood. At least if you want to tackle the energy problem of the 99% instead of the 1%. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_are_the_99%25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_are_the_99%25 The solution is, build large-scale energy storage plants (CAES, Pumped Hydro), and then have local homeowners use the large-scale battery for storage and energy. IE: Net Metering.