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Re:Wind and solar are cheaper than thought, admits UK govern... by jdmichal on Thursday August 27, 2020 @04:01PM (#24297982)
Why would you ever build a company around arbitraging power and all the risk involved, when instead you could just buy panels or wind turbines and skip directly to selling power?
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Re:Wind and solar are cheaper than thought, admits UK govern... by dane-pgp on Thursday August 27, 2020 @08:13PM (#24300131)
I don't know, ask Elon:

"Tesla applies for UK power generation licence in [virtual power plant] play. ... The move suggests Tesla may be planning to build large-scale battery storage projects in the UK"[0]

[0] https://theenergyst.com/tesla-applies-for-uk-power-generatio...

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