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Honestly, not that big of a deal. the price of batteries is so low per KW and the cost of generation is so low that, in the case of a major crisis, they could j
by net01 1y ago
Honestly, not that big of a deal.
the price of batteries is so low per KW and the cost of generation is so low that, in the case of a major crisis, they could just keep them running.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-battery-cell-price https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-battery-cell-pric...
And prioritizing humans (home heating, food freezing, etc ) over servers is a good thing.
- scotty79 1y agoSodium batteries are about to enter the market at the fraction of the cost of current tech.
- evanjrowley 1y agoRecently I became aware of "heat batteries" that might also be useful for these applications. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/24/1082217/heat-battery-manufacturing-facility/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/24/1082217/heat-bat...
- latchkey 1y agoUnfortunately, not until the price comes down and with lithium still getting cheaper, that'll make sodium take longer. https://www.spglobal.com/automotive-insights/en/blogs/2025/06/sodium-ion-battery-technology https://www.spglobal.com/automotive-insights/en/blogs/2025/0...
- robotnikman 1y agoI hope either type of battery becomes cheap enough that I can create a power bank to power my home without breaking the bank, because right now its still rather expensive to do so.
- latchkey 1y agoFollow Will Prowse on YT. It's actually not that bad all things considered (and depending on how much power you need to store).