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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 3 days ago

Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep

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Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Green Energy@slrpnk.net · 3 days ago
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Batteries are now cheap enough to make 24/7 solar power affordable, unlocking round-the-clock clean energy in the world’s sunniest cities.
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    It’s true for me, 6.6kw solar system, 10kwh battery, I pretty much never run out of of power now, my grid usage is background noise

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      Impressive. Can you share your setup costs and general location (I…E region / country)?

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        Australia but it’s not really applicable to other places, we now have strong gov incentives to get solar (STC’s) and batterys (battery rebate):

        https://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/home-batteries-and-rebates-what-you-need-to-know/

        https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-07/government-home-battery-discount-explained/105257914

        I also live here: https://www.qhatlas.com.au/sites/default/files/Qld sunshine state.jpg

        So plenty of sun compared to countries way up north

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        I’d be curious as well. I’m looking at batteries but my consumption is 80% in winter when whatever the capacity I install I’ll end up using the network :-/

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          do you have time of use charges?

          if it’s more expensive to use power at night people are filling up during the day and using it at night, bit of electricity arbitrage

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            It’s the reverse currently, off peak after 10pm and the weekends. Definitely possible to edge that way during wintertime but the cost differential isn’t so big so the roi is definitely not great.

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