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Re: Ask HN: What can I do with extra electricity?

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Hydrogen stoves are in use in homes. What stops fuel cells being practical?

Mostly the bit where I can't actually buy them. Do you know of any good suppliers of kw-scale fuel cell systems that are cost-competitive to lithium or lead-acid batteries? Because that would be great, I just can't find them. I think hydrogen storage is still one of the difficult parts.

I've never done any analyis on the performance of them. I should, the dual nature of hydrogen usage (cooking and power) makes it very intersting to me.

Hydrogen storage tank seems to be available but keeping it all under pressure, i've not seen many people talk about that.

Re: Ask HN: What can I do with extra electricity?

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I personally support municipalities making it illegal to go completely off the grid.

Out of curiosity why?

Creating and maintaining a electric grid requires scale, it's one of the main reasons municipalities grant exclusive monopolies to power companies, because competition doesn't really work in the space. At certain low thresholds the system can absorb people going "off the grid", but too many and it becomes economically unstable. Forcing a rise in rates and a cascade effect. By requiring people to remain attached to the grid and sell off their unused power the benefit to all is clear.

Re: Ask HN: What can I do with extra electricity?

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I personally support municipalities making it illegal to go completely off the grid.

It's an RV, so good luck.

Well that certainly changes a lot. Probably would have been helpful in your question to specify.
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