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Vermont replacing power plants with home batteries

389 points · 304 comments · devonnull

whartung · 1790724645 · focus · HN ↗
We have this in CA. I have Tesla batteries and they promote wanting me to enroll my batteries into a larger grid so their capacity can be used during higher load events.
I thought it was a novel idea when I heard about it.
1. thelastgallon · 1790726151 · focus · HN ↗
  Tesla Electric customers report making as much as $150 a day: <a href="https://electrek.co/2023/07/05/tesla-electric-customers-report-making-150-day/" rel="nofollow">https://electrek.co/2023/07/05/tesla-electric-customers-repo...
  1. senectus1 · 1790728409 · focus · HN ↗
    there is something really wrong with the economics of this.
    it shouldnt be celebrated.
    imglorp · 1790729542 · focus · HN ↗
    Makes sense to me. Peaker plants are typically expensive (even at idle) and polluting.
    During peak need, renting some capacity from subscribers already on your grid means you don't need to build another peaker plant.

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