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   Minute Cities Are Coming(close.city)

   2 points by currents 2y ago|0 comments
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   by currents 2y ago

   We need to modernize the grid. Complicated issue with all the players - utility generation, distributed energy resources, IOUs, regulation, etc.
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   by currents 2y ago

   The energy flowing through the batteries is the same despite the different battery brands and inverters. There's now APIs like Enode and others that have open standards for connecting dozens of EVs, batteries, HVAC equipment to react t
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   by currents 2y ago

   Anyone living in CA want to check their bill? I think there's a fixed fee for grid connection similar to nat gas. Curious what this is
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   by currents 2y ago

   This quasi public-private partnership only makes customers foot the bill. If utilities aren't willing to innovate, what can we do? We can add more distributed energy and go off-grid, but it creates this "death spiral" all the