Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity
www.nytimes.com
They’re delivering solar power after dark in California and helping to stabilize grids in other states. And the technology is expanding rapidly.
    • Creat ( Creat@discuss.tchncs.de ) 
      6·
      3 years ago

      Are they viable yet for solar for the masses? Last I heard they have such a huge voltage range that they require new/redesigned/other inverters. I haven’t checked in the progress of those recently.

      • Sonori ( sonori@beehaw.org ) 
        8·
        3 years ago

        I believe a decent number of modern inverters and BMS’s have gotten around to adding a preset for them now. The steeper curve is definitely still a disadvantage compared to the LFP cells we’ve gotten used to.

  • tyler ( tyler@programming.dev ) 
    5·
    3 years ago

    No mention of the NEM 3 changes that spurred solar companies to push batteries as part of the solar offerings due to massive solar credit increases at specific times but massive reductions at others. Completely changed the landscape around solar installs.