Re:Australia has the most expensive energy bills
by surfmike on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:52AM
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Powerwall would certainly help with storage, wouldn't it? And consumers have an incentive to buy Powerwall to decrease the amount of power they need to buy from the grid.
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Re:Australia has the most expensive energy bills
by yakult on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @09:06PM
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Numbers don't make sense yet. Plus it takes up space, is a fire hazard, and I am doubtful the 10-yr+ warranties will actually hold up past year 5, especially for third parties.
Right now it's mostly for conspicuous consumption and virtue signalling. Those of us number nerds are waiting for the tech to improve and the price to drop more. A move off toxic/flammable lithium tech would be good too.
Re:Australia has the most expensive energy bills
by greglindahl on Tuesday June 20, 2017 @10:23PM
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Huh. Well, you'd better call these people and tell them to cancel the order: https://electrek.co/2017/06/17/tesla-powerpack-australian-el...
Re:Australia has the most expensive energy bills
by yakult on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @04:09AM
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Meanwhile in America: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Roadways
Unlike that debacle, this might even make economic sense once you factor in the government rebates/sweetheart deals and the PR bonus. Alas, nobody gives me anything on the side for buying a powerwall.