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Honestly, not that big of a deal. the price of batteries is so low per KW and the cost of generation is so low that, in the case of a major crisis, they could just keep them running. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/average-battery-cell-pric...

And prioritizing humans (home heating, food freezing, etc ) over servers is a good thing.

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Sodium batteries are about to enter the market at the fraction of the cost of current tech.

Recently I became aware of "heat batteries" that might also be useful for these applications. https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/24/1082217/heat-bat...

Unfortunately, not until the price comes down and with lithium still getting cheaper, that'll make sodium take longer.

https://www.spglobal.com/automotive-insights/en/blogs/2025/0...

I hope either type of battery becomes cheap enough that I can create a power bank to power my home without breaking the bank, because right now its still rather expensive to do so.

Follow Will Prowse on YT. It's actually not that bad all things considered (and depending on how much power you need to store).

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