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		epistasis 32 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Solar energy is now the cheapest source of power, ... I'm not sure if everybody will need the last 10% at the same time. Perhaps on a grid that's only a few counties large? 100 kWh of energy will last the average US house three days. And when you throw in people's EV batteries too...

DamonHD 32 days ago [–]

100kWh would last me about the coldest (January) week with all mod cons and hot water and space heat via our heat pump:

https://www.earth.org.uk/energy-series-dataset.html#V-con

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