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Since world electricity production is about 3TW, a battery factory with TW capacity would saturate the world’s charging capacity within three years? (In other w
by MagnumOpus 6y ago
Since world electricity production is about 3TW, a battery factory with TW capacity would saturate the world’s charging capacity within three years? (In other words, way too big even for the world’s entire battery needs...)
- toomuchtodo 6y agoMusk is quoted as saying you need 100 Gigafactories. I think there’s room for error, considering the batteries needed to replace all ICE vehicles with EVs, the amount of utility scale battery storage needed to go 100% renewables, and any storage needed beyond those two primary use cases. GF1 in Sparks is also producing above anticipated capacity.
- Ajedi32 6y agoOnly if your goal is to have enough capacity to store a full year's worth of energy at once. Otherwise you'd saturate the market far sooner than that.