Jesse Peltan
@JessePeltan · May 17, 2025
People keep saying that "batteries are bad" because:
"batteries don't create energy. batteries consume energy."
Nothing. Creates. Energy.
Energy is neither created nor destroyed.
"Energy production" and "energy consumption" are economic terms — not physics terms.
We don't
Jesse Peltan@JessePeltan· May 15, 2025I keep seeing "sure, maybe solar works, but what about all the materials you need for the batteries?"
A battery that can store 100% of the daily production of a solar panel - *weighs less than the solar panel.*
Batteries are the most mass efficient way to provide peak power.
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
Do they not teach these elementary principles in high school anymore?
07:18 PM · May 17, 2025 · 42.6K views
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