I wouldn't want a battery in my basement. if there is a fire in the battery your house will turn into a smoking hole, in the literal sense. Maybe if it was an iron-air battery or something safe, but not the current generation chemistry batteries.

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lukan 19 hours ago | parent | next [-]

" but not the current generation chemistry batteries."

Check for "Saltwaterbatteries", they are starting to reach consumer markets and literally cannot burn as the energy is stored as ... salt water.

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XorNot 17 hours ago | parent [-]

Seems like the peak was around 2017 but they never performed particularly well?[1]

The problem is if the promise from the name was true, they'd be everywhere - they're not, so invariably much like vanadiun-redox or iron-flow batteries it turns out all the other details make them more expensive and less performant.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquion_Energy

	▲	lukan 8 hours ago \| parent [-]
		" if the promise from the name was true, they'd be everywhere" Not necessarily. Lithium is still quite cheap, safety is not the number one demand - and it is mainly about optimizing production to achieve competive pricing. So yes, mabye there are some blocking details I am not aware of, but otherwise I expect their time will come.

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disentanglement 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yeah, I'm not saying it's a good idea. But you could do it if you wanted to.

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adrianN 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

LFP should be about as safe as other stuff people tend to store in their basements.

	▲	privatelypublic 12 hours ago \| parent [-]
		LFP's biggest issue is people aren't used to "Phenomenal Cosmic kW/h... itty bitty living space!" Yet.

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AngryData 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Even if it was a safer chemistry, I would still put it outside of my house, likely in a dedicated structure. Its a shit ton of energy potential regardless, and it can make maintenance and modification down the line way easier.

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insane_dreamer 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A sand battery would work[0] if you have the space ;)

https://polarnightenergy.com/news/worlds-largest-sand-batter...