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Solar and batteries for generic use cases

Casey Handmer · 9 Nov 2024

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  1. Inert glass rectangles that, placed on the ground, print out wealth, at roughly 100x the rate of the best farm land.
  2. For loads below $1000/kW, intermittent operation with some modest solar array oversizing is the winning strategy. Above $1000/kW, we charge and discharge batteries daily to run them.
  3. A battery that’s discharging every day gets great utilization, but one that’s only there in case the sun doesn’t come up for two days in a row, barely gets used.

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