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Tade0today at 1:36 PM1 replyview on HN

I can never guess when they write about grid storage, because almost always the unit used is watts, but it can mean whatever.


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fhdkweigtoday at 5:01 PM

With storage the watts are also important because it is a measure of how much power it can replace from other power plant sources which are also measured in watts. Admittedly, the time it will last is omitted, so a full energy calculation can't be done, but at least you know how many dirty peaker plants it replaces.