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Re:Storage ‘not fundamentally needed’ for future power grid,... by thatwebdude on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:37AM (#14594950)
It still isn't controlled by a timer or switch, though. That's the point I was opposing.
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Re:Storage ‘not fundamentally needed’ for future power grid,... by halomru on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:41AM (#14594988)
But there's no reason it can't be. So far there just wasn't a reason
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Re:Storage ‘not fundamentally needed’ for future power grid,... by thatwebdude on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:47AM (#14595031)
Food safety dictates a minimum chilling temperature, we can't override that without sacrificing health. We can make fridges/freezers more efficient and insulated though. My deep freezer (according to Energy Star) takes $24 a year to freeze my food. That already seems extremely efficient.
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Re:Storage ‘not fundamentally needed’ for future power grid,... by askvictor on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @06:52PM (#14599249)
Yes, but it's not going to be retrofitted onto existing fridges. You'd need to replace most of the fridges in the system.
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