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Originally Posted by Shiraz
edit: hope this (or similar) product catches on - then maybe we will never again have to hear the words "it won't deliver base load power"
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US$3000 buys one a Powerwall which is good for 10 years. Plus one has to buy an inverter to give the correct voltage.
By their own website, the Powerwall will be able to power a fridge for a day and let one do one load of washing in the washing machine.
If one wishes to live at the standard of living like back in Edison's days, get a Powerwall.
If one wants to live like today and have effective baseload power, one is going to need five or six of these units. At US$18000 for ten years, I suppose that's not so bad. though that is only the cost of the batteries, one needs the inverter and the solar panels as well, and I don't know how much they cost and how long they last.
But the main use would be for people to power it up with either solar electricity or off-peak grid electricity, and make genuine savings by using it at peak times.
Regards,
Renato
P.S. Though things can still become problematic when the sun doesn't shine.