Comment Comment by ggm You're conflating 2% at world energy totals with $cost to anyone able to harvest the megawatts of heat energy close by.At scale, this happens worldwide in shopping malls already and the loadshedding demand management in HVAC and chiller room is immensely valuable.Sure. It's only 2%. Two percent of Musks net worth would fix homelessness in San Francisco applied annually. [edit: Actually, it's 2x too much]2% of cost savings on inputs to a product could translate to a 50% increase in net profit. "oh well. its only 2% so why bother..." parent ggm 3 years ago
At scale, this happens worldwide in shopping malls already and the loadshedding demand management in HVAC and chiller room is immensely valuable.
Sure. It's only 2%. Two percent of Musks net worth would fix homelessness in San Francisco applied annually. [edit: Actually, it's 2x too much]
2% of cost savings on inputs to a product could translate to a 50% increase in net profit. "oh well. its only 2% so why bother..."