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This would be great for the situation were having in South Africa; were experiencing daily loadshedding at the moment as our only power utility basically, canno

This would be great for the situation were having in South Africa; were experiencing daily loadshedding at the moment as our only power utility basically, cannot meet demand. The situation is set to continue for at least a year while the new coal power plant "Medupi" is being constructed - its more than 4 years behind schedule. A battery that could be charged and then used to power your home during loadshedding could be a breakthrough solution as the costs for generators and solar are quite expensive. That being said not sure how much the Telsa "Home Battery" would be. Any event, if its feasible it could really be a good solution. Im sure in the long run countries experiencing similar a situation could use this.

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malandrew 12y ago
Brazil likely would also benefit. Our electricity production and grid are precarious at times and there are occasional rolling blackouts when things are mismanaged. A distributed great would help there.
- malandrew 12y ago
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nerfhammer 12y ago
It's a phenomena in the UK that everyone makes tea using electric kettles during commercial breaks, which is magnified by the popularity of TV events such as sporting events to the point where the power grid is affected by how well the English team is faring in the game. The power service ends up having to predict the popularity of TV shows and how long sports games may last. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup