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Old 17-05-2015, 05:23 PM
Renato1 (Renato)
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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"
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.

Last edited by Renato1; 17-05-2015 at 05:39 PM.
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