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It’s amusing to think of whole houses getting jacked 100 ft into the air on giant stilts during the middle of the day when solar panels are operating, then slow
by jacobolus 6y ago
It’s amusing to think of whole houses getting jacked 100 ft into the air on giant stilts during the middle of the day when solar panels are operating, then slowly dropping to release the stored energy in the evening/morning.
- wott 6y ago:-) Perfect for quarantine.
- yongjik 6y agoI don't know how much a typical house weighs, but assuming 100t, raising it by 30m will give you potential energy of ... 8.2 kWh, or about $1.6 in today's electricity rate. Gravity is weak.
- jacobolus 6y agoI was estimating based on a 200-ton house, 30 kWh/day electricity use, and a need to store up to half of daily energy at any one time.