Comment by thfuran

Comment by thfuran 2 days ago

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The average US household uses about 10,000 kwhr per year. That's roughly equivalent to the gravitational energy of dropping ten tons down a 200 mile hole.

EGreg 2 days ago

The battery doesn’t have to hold the entire year’s energy — come on :-P

  • mft_ 2 days ago

    Indeed, but to store (let's say) half a day's energy, then (based on the previous calculation) it would presumably need ten tons dropping down a hole 0.274 miles, or 441 metres, deep?