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kuikuilla t1_j0lvo4y wrote

> can store more energy than 400,000 car batteries.

Is it too hard to tell the actual energy storage in kWh or MWh?

Edit: wiki says plant power is 900 MW and storage capacity is 20 GWh. So around 22 hours worth of capacity if used at full power.

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hyphnKnight t1_j0lz5gz wrote

The car battery thing is because this is an article is targeted at kids

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kuikuilla t1_j0m1651 wrote

I don't think kids care about car batteries either tbh :D

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hyphnKnight t1_j0m1ahp wrote

Very fair lol, “could power your cell phone for X days”

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Solid_Hunter_4188 t1_j0r2lrm wrote

It can’t be measured that way. Maybe “it can store 4,000,000 cell phone batteries worth of energy” Since it can’t actually run slow enough to charge one iPhone for any good amount of time. Then give them the watt hours.

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United_Falcon8183 t1_j0m1ls5 wrote

Puts it in perspective, easier to consume for kids. Not everyone is as brilliant as you

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