2026-02-21 18:50 UTC
@xChaos@f.cz @Gustodon@mas.to
Yes of course that's true. Storing excess capacity in batteries becomes important, and from my understanding, the batteries are getting a lot better. We must thwart the planned obsolescence that is now rampant in our capitalist "democracies". They won't allow for products that last for decades. There must be constant replacements, upgrades, and a large "profit" for shareholders. That's where all progress crumbles and fails. It's not allowed!!
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@xChaos@f.cz 2026-02-21 19:05
@lin11c@toad.social @Gustodon@mas.to unlike plastic crap, with batteries, the obsolescence is not really planned. Of course, the best available technology may not be available, for example because of stockpiles of old stuff or licensing issues, but mostly I beleive it is just really because existing level of technology. In most of temperate climate zone, you can get energy autonomy with solar panels and battery for 8 months per year, but the winter season would be really tricky, even when burning wood for heating. But selling excess energy to grid and buying it during winter can be way to go. The regulations required for doing this are slowly getting better.