Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses electricity

Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by cooper_ganglia on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:30PM (#40287879)

Nuclear fusion has entered the chat.

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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by toomuchtodo on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:34PM (#40287944)

Solar and batteries is fusion at a distance with almost no containment, embrittlement, or other technology challenges.

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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by cryptonector on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:57PM (#40288311)

But with albedo changes and other negative environmental impacts. TAANSTAFL. That said, fusion is a long way off.

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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by itishappy on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @12:37PM (#40287990)

What's the cost per MWh on that again?

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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by QuadmasterXLII on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @01:00PM (#40288362)

Last I checked, the going rate is roughly 3.5 Billion for 3 MJ. Cost coming down quickly though! Only a couple dozen orders of magnitude to go and it’ll blow solar out of the water!

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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by pfdietz on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @01:09PM (#40288503)

Well, the cost estimate for ARC was $29/W(e,net) for the capital cost of the reactor, or about 2x the cost of Vogtle-3/4 (for entire power plants).

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Re:Giant batteries are transforming the way the U.S. uses el... by more_corn on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @04:03PM (#40290845)

We’re so sorry, nuclear fusion is experiencing high latency and packet loss. Please try again in $(10 RANDOM %100) years.

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