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Costco Is Now Rationing Motor Oil Because the Global Shortage Is Getting Real (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 days ago (6 children)

any power plants running on certain fuels would in theory need to charge more or even shut down in the worst case. I don't know how much oil accounts for generation, but some countries still have a lot of gas and coal.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago (4 children)

    Wouldn't that just most likely lead to higher prices for energy? A more cost effective investment for a lot of people might be hot water bottles so you can turn the heating down.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    A more cost effective investment for a lot of people might be hot water bottles so you can turn the heating down.

    You're thinking heat, but many places are also unlivable without air conditioning which is not so easily solved. Many backup power solutions are also petrochem and that could lead to weird consequences at some point, though I don't know if it would do so in a way that would be passed on directly to consumers.

    Wouldn’t that just most likely lead to higher prices for energy?

    As long as there's supply enough to fill the demand, yes. A lot of people around the world are already stretched super thin and in precarious positions. Not everyone supports balcony solar and the like, either.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago (2 children)

    You can also just do balcony solar and tell them to get fucked. Legal issues only come from connecting it to the mains, if you connect it to a battery its just a camping solar/battery setup instead and totally fine. You could also charge the battery from the mains when there is no sun.

    Considered it, but energy is cheap and stable enough it doesn't really seem worth the effort. USB power banks are alright, I suspect they sell higher volumes so mass production makes the cost/Wh more competitive.

    Now if I had an off grid cabin, suddenly all sorts of fun solar/battery options exist.

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