kalkulat@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 3 months agoBatteries start to rival gas on California’s electricity gridenglish.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkBatteries start to rival gas on California’s electricity gridenglish.elpais.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
“Gas accounts for 40% of California’s grid. However, its use in April registered its lowest proportion in seven years.”
minus-squareCort@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months ago2000 cycles isn’t the full lifespan, it’s the lifespan to 80% capacity. At least that’s how I’ve seen it rated. Also I think the battery backup is more on the grid scale. California for instance has a couple dozen gwh of grid battery storage
2000 cycles isn’t the full lifespan, it’s the lifespan to 80% capacity. At least that’s how I’ve seen it rated.
Also I think the battery backup is more on the grid scale. California for instance has a couple dozen gwh of grid battery storage