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> No matter how cheap prices get, batteries won't be the easiest or the cheapest way to take advantage of solar power. that seems like it can't possibly be tr
by andrewtbham 11y ago
> No matter how cheap prices get, batteries won't be the easiest or the cheapest way to take advantage of solar power.
that seems like it can't possibly be true.
- bryanlarsen 11y agoThat statement is true as long as net metering is in effect. Net metering means you sell back to the grid for the same price as you buy from the grid. So you can treat the grid as a giant, perfectly efficient battery. Put $X of electricity in during the day and pull out $X at night. With a battery, you'd only be pulling out ~0.9X due to efficiency losses, not to mention the cost of the battery itself.