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		PragmaticPulp on April 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘Insanely cheap energy’: solar power continues to ... > What about on-site battery? Typical systems don’t have a battery, nor do they need one. The grid is used as the battery. An off-grid solar installation is significantly more expensive.

enraged_camel on April 25, 2021 [–]

Well, I live in Texas, and as we recently saw, our grid isn't very reliable. So it would be great to have the ability to not rely on the grid.

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