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US grid adds batteries at 10x the rate of natural gas in first half of 2024 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Yah, downvote the guy for asking for sources for a baseless claim. I have heavy doubts that battery storage is anywhere near as cost effective as NG turbines. I'd love to see some real numbers on that.

And I say this as someone with a house running on batteries and solar exclusively.