abc.net.au/news/renewable-storage-battery-costs-rise-apollo-bay/101682236Skyrocketing demand for electric vehicles has caused prices of lithium-ion battery components to rise, casting doubt over the financial viability of future plans for neighbourhood batteries.
"It impacts the holiday-makers as well, they've paid good money there, to have the power go out would be a great inconvenience," she said.The Southern Otways Sustainable group have been pushing for Apollo Bay to be carbon neutral by 2030 But the report compiled by company Mondo found the up-front cost of the battery would be between $10-18 million, assuming a 39 per cent share of government funding.
That’s the problem with renewables, they’re always too expensive.
You could easily do it with stored hydrogen and gas generators That capacity is only something like 500 'G' gas bottles in 3 20foot shipping containers and a 50KW gas generator Thats 15 MW storage with a 30% return.
*community battery kek the absolute state....