Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur...
by dec0dedab0de on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:45PM
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Still significantly better than running everything on fossil fuels burned by the power company.
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Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur...
by happymellon on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:47PM
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Are you saying that gas turbines don't burn fossil fuels?
Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur...
by dec0dedab0de on Thursday October 08, 2026 @02:23PM
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No, I'm saying that using a gas generator as a backup for solar is better than not using solar at all.
Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur...
by pfdietz on Thursday October 08, 2026 @12:58PM
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They can burn non-fossil fuels.
Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur...
by ted_dunning on Thursday October 08, 2026 @03:30PM
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A non-carbon containing fuel that is almost entirely created by burning fossil fuels is effectively the same (and often worse) than just using the fossil fuels directly.
Biodiesel or biomethane looks at first glance to escape this, but it has serious other costs.
Re:4-hour battery storage is cheaper to install than gas tur...
by pfdietz on Thursday October 08, 2026 @04:11PM
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Is almost entirely fossil-fuel created doesn't mean it has to be almost entirely fossil-fuel created. You know, just like observing that cars are almost entirely burning fossil fuels doesn't mean cars must burn fossil fuels.