Store Your Own Juice 415
sfeinstein writes "Power companies using dynamic pricing models to charge more for electricity during hours of peak usage is nothing new. Now, however, one company has decided to take advantage of this by using technology to buy (and store) capacity when rates are low and use that capacity when rates are at their highest." From the article: "The device, called GridPoint Protect, is the size of a small file cabinet and connects to the circuitbreaker panel. (The company also offers a lower-capacity version designed for homes, which costs $10,000.) A built-in computer powered by a Pentium chip will make intelligent purchase decisions, buying when prices are low, then storing the electricity for later use. That will make it possible to run your company during the workday with cheaper electricity that you purchased at 3 A.M."
Storing juice? (Score:3, Funny)
Personally, I use Mason jars.
But that's just me.
With intel inside (Score:2, Funny)
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So who is hotter? Ali or Ali's Sister?
Company name? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Storing juice? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Storing juice? (Score:2, Funny)
But that's just me.
Bumper Sticker seen around Santa Cruz:
Savings? (Score:5, Funny)
Being tired... (Score:5, Funny)
Now, that's all well and good, but ... (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, wait
UPS anyone (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Build your own (Score:3, Funny)
Re:How does it know? (Score:3, Funny)
It scales OK for me. (Score:1, Funny)
I use a couple of 10 Meg reversible turbines to pump water up to a lake I built on top of the house during the night, and then let it run down to the basement during the day to provide power. Renting sailing and fishing rights there offsets some of the original construction costs.
During the winter, I also use some of the basement water to provide heating, since I circulate it through the rocket-testing facility I have in an outdoor shed and use it there to cool the exhaust deflectors....
What a deal! (Score:4, Funny)
Just what I need a $10,000 device that saves me $5 - $10 a month.