On: Vermont replacing power plants with home batteries

[nicoburns]

> As a consumer, would you want the extra usage on your battery?

I feel like this is likely going to be a non-issue in practice. Because these batteries are rated to last at least 10 years either way. And by that time, the cost of replacement will be dramatically cheaper.

[bluefirebrand → nicoburns]

> Because these batteries are rated to last at least 10 years either way

They are rated to last at least 10 years (under X usage conditions)

They won't last nearly that long under Y usage conditions if Y is substantially larger than X

[nicoburns → bluefirebrand]

They're rated to last that long under a full charge-discharge cycle per day. You won't be using them more than that unless you're doing something really crazy.