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> given the nature of Cuban society would neighbourhood or house level batteries be viable?

Possibly maybe?

You need 10kW per household per day with generous electricity consumption [1] Retail prices for 10kW batteries seem to be in the range of $5k to infinity.

At scale this will be cheaper, but then the question then becomes the same: availability at this scale

[1] https://solaremporium.com.au/blog/how-long-will-a-10kw-batte...




What's with this widespread confusion between kW and kWh, especially from supposed experts in solar power...




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