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Efficiency doesn't matter, cost does. Of course power costs are part of costs, but if you're able to shift your load to times of peak energy production, it's g
by konschubert 6y ago
Efficiency doesn't matter, cost does.
Of course power costs are part of costs, but if you're able to shift your load to times of peak energy production, it's going to be very cheap.
- _ph_ 6y agoEfficiency matters if we want to reduce the CO2 output. As long as the grid isn't CO2-neutral, using a lot more electricity for synthetic fuels compared to electric cars means, that the electricity could have been used to replace more CO2 production elsewhere, like heating homes.