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		UltraSane 52 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid ... Installed costs for residential battery storage typically range from $800-1,200/kWh in the US market as of 2024-2025. ROI for 24/7 solar+battery is negative in almost all residential cases using current technology and prices.

pfdietz 52 days ago [–]

Unless you are proposing the laws of physics are different in the US, this is just a matter of market friction and blockages from regulations and tariffs. You know, the sort of things nuclear bros dismiss with a wave of their hand?

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