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Old 05-09-2024, 03:55 PM   #1268
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Originally Posted by Azure View Post
I'd imagine this will be common with anything solar over 20-30 years.

Any energy system needs to be up kept.
I'm really glad we're using performance issues of 2000s technology to smear 2020s technology.

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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist View Post
There's no catch! 98% efficiency to turn electricity into heat, then you just use that heat when you need it. The "catch" is it's still a newer tech that most industry isn't used to. They've already got gas lines and are using gas so there needs to be a leap of faith to buy one of these systems. They'd need to have someone watching electricity prices and arbitraging by changing the power flows based on electricity price.
One of the reasons why building out gas infrastructure around the world may not be a wise decision.
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