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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by singhrac on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:12PM (#40287583)
The same is starting to be true for Texas as well (which is an example of great market design).
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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by mrdatawolf on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @03:46PM (#40290664)
Winter called. It disagrees with your rosy assessment of the Texas grid's greatness.
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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by more_corn on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @03:56PM (#40290774)
The greatness of the Texas energy market is the fact that the grid goes down all the time. So deploy solar and a battery so you don’t die in the winter cold and the summer heat.
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