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Re:How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cann... by metalman on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @08:18PM (#49354865)
60kwh is just a small house battery, and is mid sized for a car,"giant" eh? which means somebody got a grant to put in a battery at 50~150 times it's wholsale cost, likely more
Re:How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cann... by Deebster on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @08:43PM (#49355063)
While I agree that that's a mid-sized EV battery, that would be a large battery for a house. E.g a Powerwall 3 is only 13.5 kWh.
Re:How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cann... by bdamm on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @09:26PM (#49355388)
I always thought the Powerwall was undersized, especially when you compare to the cost and capacity of a fixed-mount generator.
Re:How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cann... by jandrese on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @10:05PM (#49355654)
When I briefly looked at Powerwalls my installer said that for a 10kW system like mine they would generally install two because of inverter limitations and because it would be a better capacity match.

In the end we have a pretty generous NEM agreement so it wasn't necessary, but it is something we researched at the time.

Re:How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cann... by CrimsonRain on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @08:01AM (#49360370)
why does the powerwall come with such a tiny battery for large cost where cars come with huge battery?
Re:How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cann... by lazide on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @11:18AM (#49362765)
Most people are buying range in a car, so notice what it really means.

Batteries are easier to, ahem, ‘sell’ per dollar maybe?

Re:How a giant battery is transforming a town centre in Cann... by grebc on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @09:26PM (#49355390)
What are you running at your home? 60kwh. I used to run 2x box AC(inefficient) for 24/7 in summer and was lucky to crack 20/25kwh.