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Quote by: Prometheus Since a kilowatt hour is so cheap, it is not worth harvesting with lightening. |
It's so cheap that an average electrical bill is $100 a month when it could be free. Yes, great business plan you've got there.
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The lightening colleciton apparatus would be expensive
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Yes, there would be the initial investment.
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, and would likely require some electricity to run electromagnets.
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Uh.....no.
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You would also have to develop some kind of battary that could absorb that much energy in so short a time.
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The energy is eing used directly as it comes in by the hydrogen converstion machines. No need to store it before using it.
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That 10 cents is just not worth it. The lightening strike may be free, but the collection apparatus is not.
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But a couple year's worth of $100/month electric bills will be worth it.
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Besides, most areas only have lightening storms every week or less. The apparatus would sit idle for days, and the payoff would be small.
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The machines don't need to be running all the time for you to use the electricity. Just forget about the machines for a minute.
The power is coming from hydrogen and fuel cells. Those are completely independant of the lightning harness and conversiton machines.