• mr_washee_washee
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    2 years ago

    a 1kwh LifePo4 battery costs almost 220$, so batteries are still expensive as heck. water dams or hydrogen production (it takes 48kwh of electricity to produce 1kg of H2 lol ) are good ways of storing solar energy

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      2 years ago

      And with batteries you only have a couple thousand charge cycles. With hydro-electric I feel like it’s limitless.

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        2 years ago

        It still needs to be maintained, but it’s still gotta be way more cost effective in the long run.

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          2 years ago

          Agreed. And I can imagine the turbines needs updates as well.

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            2 years ago

            Yup, all sorts of stuff has to be maintained and repaired.