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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by woodandsteel on Sunday July 05, 2020 @06:23PM (#23742633)
Right. Because these utilities have, as Ruban says, "political and budget power" they are fat and happy, and don't bother with engineering innovation.
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Re:Tesla’s SA big battery just got 50% bigger after goals th... by ethbro on Sunday July 05, 2020 @07:12PM (#23742972)
To be fair, in many cases markets are explicitly set up to preclude innovation.

Monopoly grants with rate caps don't afford much aspirational budget for SV-wage engineers.

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