| ▲ | nickcw 6 hours ago | |
1.4 GW power, 6 GWh capacity 6 GWh is approximately 5 kilotons of TNT equivalent. Would make a big bang should it go off. | ||
| ▲ | pjc50 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Would you like to run the same calculations for the (now decomissioned) nuclear power plant on the same site? Or for that matter the average petrol or natural gas storage facility? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buncefield_fire ("Europe's largest peacetime explosion") | ||
| ▲ | wongarsu 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Batteries tend to burn instead of explode. Same energy, but released over much more time. And while an uncontained battery fire is a huge issue in a private home or in a car park because of how difficult they are to control, in a dedicated battery storage plant you can just let it burn down It's not without risk, but as far as power plants go it's pretty low risk | ||