Re:Gravity Energy Storage: Alternative to batteries for grid...
by WalterBright on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @11:49PM
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> I don't know how efficient a houseful of IOTs can be
The Nest thermostats come to mind.
> what's to keep my neighbor(s) from ignoring efficiency in favor of demand
He gets to pay the price for it. It's the same thing that prevents him from buying fuel guzzling cars. (Note that sales of guzzlers inversely track pump gas prices.)
Price fixing by the government has the perverse effect of continually causing demand to outstrip supply - rolling blackouts, shortages, rationing, etc.
The Nest thermostats come to mind.
> what's to keep my neighbor(s) from ignoring efficiency in favor of demand
He gets to pay the price for it. It's the same thing that prevents him from buying fuel guzzling cars. (Note that sales of guzzlers inversely track pump gas prices.)
Price fixing by the government has the perverse effect of continually causing demand to outstrip supply - rolling blackouts, shortages, rationing, etc.