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Vermont replacing power plants with home batteries

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  1. ateles · · focus · HN ↗
    "Megan Browning says she hasn't lost power since installing solar and two home batteries around a year ago"

    I live in Europe, and I can't even remember the last time there was a power outage. And all of this without any local battery storage.

    1. xeyownt · · focus · HN ↗
      So all Europe are managed the same way?

      What do you know about how the grid is operated anyway?

      "Works for me, so must work for everybody."

      1. 8note · · focus · HN ↗
        out of the few places ive lived, seattle is the only one that had power outages on a regular basis.

        maybe not all of europe is good, but at least many places in the US are bad at it

    2. DFHippie · · focus · HN ↗
      Most likely because you have a) buried power lines and b) less exposure to destructive storms.
    3. Ylpertnodi · · focus · HN ↗
      I live in Europe and I have had 7 power cuts this year. I don't even bother resetting the time on my thermostat. Local town is 8km away, 200k people.
    4. rootusrootus · · focus · HN ↗
      I live in the US and I also experience almost no power outages. And no battery storage.
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