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Re:Maximizing Battery Storage Profits via High-Frequency Int... by eru on Friday June 13, 2025 @04:03AM (#44266657)
Once you sign up customers for 'cheaper electricity, but you have to agree to the occasional loadshedding', you can probably also sign them up for a bit of 'oh, and please burn some more electricity, when we tell you to'.

The former is already happening and useful, the latter would be a relatively simple and easy add-on that could be used to offer ever so slightly cheaper electricity.

Re:Maximizing Battery Storage Profits via High-Frequency Int... by jounker on Friday June 13, 2025 @05:28AM (#44267029)
My washing machine has a timer. I do the wash when local electricity rates are near zero.
Re:Maximizing Battery Storage Profits via High-Frequency Int... by eru on Friday June 13, 2025 @05:31AM (#44267044)
Yes, and you could imagine telling your utility: just kick off the laundry anytime in this time interval, in return for cheaper electricity.