Climate-Friendly Battery Boom Presents Growing Fire Safety Challenge

By and | January 29, 2020

  • January 29, 2020 at 1:12 pm
    Jack says:
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    “Energy companies are plugging more battery packs into the grid as a way to store renewable power and replace fossil-fuel plants.” Let that sink in.

    • January 29, 2020 at 1:29 pm
      Well... says:
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      I don’t think you are making the point you think you are…

      • January 29, 2020 at 1:34 pm
        Jack says:
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        Well….without fossil-fuel plants there will not be grid.

        • January 29, 2020 at 1:51 pm
          ralph says:
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          Fact: Bears eat beets.

          Bears.
          Beets.
          “Battlestar Gallactica.”

          • January 29, 2020 at 5:20 pm
            helpingout says:
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            Why would someone down vote an amazing office reference?

          • January 30, 2020 at 7:26 am
            PolarBeaRepeal says:
            Hot debate. What do you think?
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            Because they thought it was posted by a Conservative.

          • January 30, 2020 at 9:17 am
            helpingout says:
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            Do you have any proof of that Polar? Because to me this seems to be more like your BOTS rants?

          • January 30, 2020 at 10:43 am
            PolarBeaRepeal says:
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            Do you have any proof of your opinion that my post is a BOTs rant?
            Nowhere therein is the word ‘BOT’.

            I expressed an opinion based on my highly accurate recollection of observations of votes on IJ comment pages. THAT doesn’t require substantiation with proof because the posts by many conservatives were censored or deleted by IJ staff after the discussions devolved into nasty name calling and off-topic rants.

            PS I now use the term ‘BOT’ as a proxy for the mechanics of censoring posts through various technical techniques.

          • January 30, 2020 at 11:06 am
            ralph says:
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            sheeeeshhhh…a guy can’t even make an “Office” reference without someone else turning it into some kind of political statement??? It’s a SITCOM, people….one that’s about as non-political as they come. Lighten up and enjoy it.

          • January 30, 2020 at 11:21 am
            flawedlogic says:
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            Ralph, I know it is ridiculous, you had an amazing reference!

            Polar,

            Should we dissect your lack of logic on this topic? I said your statement was like your BOT rants. This does not mean you are ranting about BOTs, rather the argument you are attempting to make has the same amount of evidence, which is none.

          • January 30, 2020 at 1:05 pm
            helpingout says:
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            Thanks flawed for explaining the point I was making.

            Now that Polar is done, can we do our favorite the office pranks? My favorite is fake Jim. Ralph?

          • January 30, 2020 at 1:12 pm
            flawedlogic says:
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            Mine would be the short clip for the Velcro suit.

          • January 30, 2020 at 1:40 pm
            ralph says:
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            Jim doing the sales role play with Michael and Dwight as “Bill B-ttlicker” stands out…”Hello? yeah, I’m just on the phone with this STUPID salesman…he’s so dumb…”

          • January 31, 2020 at 10:25 am
            Rosenblatt says:
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            Sales role play was great (Michael (paraphrased) “I have to fire you, it’s a million dollar sale!”), but I’m particularly fond of Jim putting all of Dwight’s office supplies in the vending machine, and also putting his wallet in there so he didn’t have any money to spend to get his stuff out.

        • January 29, 2020 at 2:21 pm
          Well... says:
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          If the grid is powered by renewable energy sources, then this becomes a moot point.

          • January 30, 2020 at 7:28 am
            PolarBeaRepeal says:
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          • January 30, 2020 at 9:18 am
            helpingout says:
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            You could argue that any attempt to justify fossil fuels as the grid could be biased if you want to talk about people suggesting renewable energies.

            Do you not see the issues with your own arguments?

          • January 30, 2020 at 10:48 am
            PolarBeaRepeal says:
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            You may use the term ‘grid’ in any manner you wish in order to disagree.
            I referred to the relevance of mandatory use of renewable energy IN GENERAL. A power grid doesn’t require a specific source of energy…. unless designed specifically so.

      • January 29, 2020 at 2:19 pm
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        Would you like to elaborate on your statement, Well? I don’t get your point either. How are those battery chargers fueled?

        • January 29, 2020 at 3:42 pm
          Common Sense says:
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          Perplexed, they just snap their fingers and instant power.

          • January 30, 2020 at 11:08 am
            rob says:
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            just how flat was the globe in your elementary school when you were growing up, Agent?

      • February 4, 2020 at 7:19 am
        PolarBeaRepeal says:
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        Which came first; the chicken or the egg?

        Which energy source came first; the charged battery or the one being charged by it? Or fossil fuel?

  • January 29, 2020 at 6:09 pm
    Angela Iseli says:
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    “If you could safety test the product BEFORE releasing it, that’d be great.” -Bill Lundberg, Office Space (paraphrased)

  • January 30, 2020 at 11:43 am
    Jack says:
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    Is their anyone in this thread of comments that can point to a self sustaining Solar or Wind power plant that produces not only enough power to keep itself powered but able to produce power for the surrounding city,county or state? Then on top of that, enough to produce the product they use to generate the power?

    MAGA 2020

    • January 30, 2020 at 12:10 pm
      Andrew says:
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      We love you in spite of yourself.

    • January 30, 2020 at 1:29 pm
      Jack says:
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      Jon- I’ll dumb it down for ya a little. You may need to have another boat to get off an island before you set the boat on fire you used to get to the island in the first place.

      Until you show ME another boat, I’ll stay off the island.

    • February 1, 2020 at 6:50 pm
      Common Sense says:
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      Jack, how is it environmentally friendly if the batteries catch on fire all the time?

      • February 19, 2020 at 1:51 pm
        Jack says:
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        Common- Captain Obvious says it’s not.

    • February 19, 2020 at 1:53 pm
      Jack says:
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      I’m still waiting on an answer to this one…..anyone?

  • January 30, 2020 at 4:35 pm
    Jon says:
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    1. I’m no more a troll than Polar, Craig, Agent, Perplexed and their ilk. How come you’re not bothered by their similar antics? hypocrite much?
    2. Again, I can multi-task. Sorry that reality eludes you, maybe it’s time to retire?
    3. My mother has been dead for 6 years
    4. Video games are awesome. Or are they just “too complicated” for someone your age? LOL

  • February 7, 2020 at 7:49 pm
    FurriePrincess says:
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    Yes, there are energy companies providing clean energy: https://www.mcecleanenergy.org/



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