Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
by ezzaf on Wednesday December 02, 2020 @09:16PM
(#25284478)
This already exist in some places (for example Amber and Powerclub in Australia).
The issue is it's more effort than most people are happy to exert. They are used to flicking a switch having the appliance on whenever they want it. To change that will either involve much higher prices, a substantial shift in the way we think about energy, or an improvement in technology to allow the load shifting to happen in the background without the user noticing.
We turn to batteries instead because it's easier to build something than it is to change behaviour.
Re:Why did renewables become so cheap so fast?
by pydry on Thursday December 03, 2020 @05:20AM
(#25287509)
For low level residential use batteries might be cheaper. For industrial and commercial use where the scales are higher, demand shifting is probably cheaper.
The issue is it's more effort than most people are happy to exert. They are used to flicking a switch having the appliance on whenever they want it. To change that will either involve much higher prices, a substantial shift in the way we think about energy, or an improvement in technology to allow the load shifting to happen in the background without the user noticing.
We turn to batteries instead because it's easier to build something than it is to change behaviour.