Old Rocks
Diamond Member
Well, I suppose not reading anything about what is actually happening is one way to remain happily ignorant.
At at cost of $50 million, the Lithium Ion battery farm can store enough energy to power about 30,000 homes for a little over an hour. To date, the longest it's ever supplied power to the grid is 38 minutes.
I'm not an astronomer, but I'm almost certain most nights are longer than an hour ... even in Australia.
P.S. ... 30,000 homes represents a population of 75,000 people ... 25,000 fewer than America's 311th largest town, Vacaville, at 100,000 persons. How much should the good citizens of Vacaville be asked to pay for a whole hour of electricity after the sun goes down?
LOL A business about 4 miles from me has a sign up, cash for old car batteries. So I guess they pay for those batteries.Ever hear who pays for it?Really? Ever hear the term recycling? And the 100 MW/Hr battery in Australia will have payed for itself in less than a year. So if they operate it for seven years, they will be able to afford a 600 MW/Hr battery. And have the profit from the metals recovered from the old batteries.OH great. So in 7 years everyone has huge batteries that need disposal and you're stuck buying a replacement for $$$$$$
Turn in your car battery and let me know what you pay to replace it.