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[-] arc@lemm.ee 92 points 2 weeks ago

If only there were some way to take energy made from sunshine and store it in some form for later. Like in a battery. Or as heat. Or in a flywheel. Or just use the energy for something we'd really like to do as cheaply as possible. Like sequester CO2. Or desalinate water. Or run industries that would otherwise use natural gas.

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Seriously if it was free for me to run a hot tub I would be a more relaxed person…but somehow these negative power prices never seem to trickle down to the consumer 🤔.

[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 weeks ago

It still costs real money to maintain the infrastructure; so even if the power was always free; you would still have to pay something to cover the maintenance costs.

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