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Re:Standard Thermal: Energy Storage 500x Cheaper Than Batteries by standeven on Monday August 25, 2025 @12:07PM (#45015374)
I did the same calculation. Gravity energy storage is a joke. Came to similar conclusions when running numbers on hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Pumped hydro storage and flywheels are cool but ultimately battery storage, distributed everywhere, will win.

Re:Standard Thermal: Energy Storage 500x Cheaper Than Batteries by javcasas on Monday August 25, 2025 @12:24PM (#45015573)
Gravity storage is cool when nature has already made most of the work, I/E pumped hydro where nature has already built this huge canyon with a river in the middle just waiting for someone to put a dam at the end.