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Environment & Energy

hunter

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4. The goals of a utility company may not coincide with the goals of a healthy society...

Reply to Finishline42 (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 7, 2018, 05:03 PM

Jul 2018

... or a healthy natural environment.

We all might be better off dealing with the problem on the demand side rather than the supply side. Expanding markets for the dirty metals used in many battery technologies might look good on a utility accountant's spreadsheet, but it's not necessarily the best solution to the problem.

For example, the hidden cost of cobalt mining...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127115760

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APS seeks 106 MW of batteries to pair with large-scale solar [View all] Finishline42 Jul 2018 OP

In places where air conditioning is a significant load... hunter Jul 2018 #1

I know this is done to some degree already caraher Jul 2018 #2

Sure storing excess energy as ice works for HVAC Finishline42 Jul 2018 #3

The goals of a utility company may not coincide with the goals of a healthy society... hunter Jul 2018 #4