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Re: power to the internet
From: Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com>
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 11:20:01 -0800
On 12/26/19 11:00 AM, Ben Cannon wrote:
I just looked up Telsa's battery packs and they seem to be between 60-100kwh. Our daily use is about 30kwh in the fall, so it's only 2-3 days. Admittedly we can turn off the hot tub, water heater, etc to stretch it out. And of course, that means that you can't drive it... The one thing that would be for everybody's good is using them during peak hours. If you work normal hours, then that only gets part of the peak load, unfortunately.How much generating capacity can you get out of a typical hybrid?You’re joking right? A lot… Enough to run an entire neighborhood… The Prius makes 50,000watts alone.With the right circuitry, there is no need for power plants in the United States (save that they’re more efficient than internal combustion gas engines in the 76hp range) - existing hybrid car stock’s generating capacity exceeds the entire US supply. And it’s entirely untapped.Nissan just tested it for giggles, and found the Leaf (which has NO engine at all) can power a house for an entire week. The batteries alone are a game changer, utterly transforming grids.
But of course this has nothing to do with the network power problem. I assume they won't be parking a Tesla next to a CMTS headend.
Mike
Current thread:
- Re: power to the internet, (continued)
- Re: power to the internet Michael Thomas (Dec 26)
- Re: power to the internet John Levine (Dec 26)
- Re: power to the internet Michael Thomas (Dec 26)
- Re: power to the internet Fred Baker (Dec 26)
- Re: power to the internet Michael Thomas (Dec 27)
- Re: power to the internet Jason Wilson (Dec 27)
- Re: power to the internet Joe Maimon (Dec 26)
- Re: power to the internet Ben Cannon (Dec 26)
- Re: power to the internet Michael Thomas (Dec 26)
- RE: power to the internet Keith Medcalf (Dec 26)
- Re: power to the internet Howard Leadmon (Dec 30)
- Re: power to the internet John Lightfoot (Dec 30)