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Re:US startup begins producing 40%-efficient thermophotovolt... by zdragnar on Thursday October 05, 2023 @07:38AM (#37777298)
You would have to retrofit every residence to handle daily brownouts (circuits for lights, furnaces and medical equipment stay on, everything else off).

You would have to completely rebuild most of the manufacturing industry, as many plants have startup times measured in hours or days.

It'd be cheaper to just build nuclear.

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Re:US startup begins producing 40%-efficient thermophotovolt... by awestroke on Thursday October 05, 2023 @08:14AM (#37777608)
Industry uses most of the energy. The industry is already moving towards their own price optimizing energy usage and/or storage.
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