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> Not all places are like this.

Is there a reason why all places couldn't be like this? Wouldn't a well run and properly regulated power grid solve these problems?

I get the arbitration angle, but doesn't it purely depend on there being a market failure, i.e. failure to match production to demand and/or grid failure to transfer power between demand imbalance regions?

Wouldn't the better long term solution be to fix the market failure?

So the answer to my question is that the economics of energy storage do not work, but may at some point of the future?

I get both the technical and ecological argument, my point is that the economics to drive the change aren't here (yet).

No energy storage solution is infinitely re-usable. Thus there is a price per kWh per cycle.

Consumer energy storage solutions have a higher kWh price than traditional energy generation.

So why store energy as a consumer?

EDIT:

So energy storage only makes sense in a market where power is very expensive (~0.30c/kWh) and even then you might never recoup the investment required to store the energy.

So energy storage is a technical solution to market failure?

But why bother storing the solar/wind excess, if storage costs exceed traditional generation costs?

For a purely economical perspective, it does not make sense.

Could somebody enlighten me on the economics of energy storage?

The local retail energy prices are approximately 10c/kWh year round, rain or shine. The price is fixed, unless you buy a contract based on the spot market.

All the energy storage products I've heard about cost more or about the same per kWh just to store the energy. So even if the energy to charge the energy storage was free, it still would not make economic sense to store energy if you have grid power.

Am I missing something or is consumer energy storage only for off-grid applications?

Myötähäpeä: vicarious embarrassment.

This is one of my favorite words in Finnish. It is so apt and describing. I totally get it. I cannot, for example, watch a lot of reality tv because I feel so ashamed and embarrassed for the person on tv.

Counterpoint: nobody really cares that much about footy around here. Furthermore sports are quite useless as on-demand content. Netflix isn't synonymous with live TV.

Why waste a lot of money on very expensive content that does not scale and does not fit the Netflix profile?

Not really. Availability of work seems to be a motivator, as well as familiarity and image.

"Why do the “migrants” in Calais want to come to the UK?

This being the real world, there is no easy answer to the question “why?” Work, friends, family, language, historical links to the UK and, ironically, the UK’s reputation for fairness, tolerance and welcome all play their role."

https://www.freemovement.org.uk/why-do-the-migrants-in-calai...

> Out of curiosity, what are the "obligations" on these asylum seekers?

By law, asylum seekers are obligated to register in the first EU country they arrive. Failing to do so results in illegal entry and/or stay and is grounds for deportation.

That's what the law says. Whether it's morally right or wrong is another matter.

Housing assistance is up to 80% of rent, up to a maximum of 400 euros per month.

Based on the language list metafunctor is Finnish, so the only language standing out is Japanese. Finnish and Swedish are first and second languages (or vice versa). English and German are typical third and fourth school languages and Japanese is most likely something picked up in college.

Metafunctor: how did I do? :)

From litterally the first Google result:

"Long-term homelessness is a case of prolonged or repeated homelessness , which is often associated with poverty, in addition to severe psycho- social problems such as substance abuse and mental health problems , crime and violence . This group is estimated to comprise about 40-50 percent of all homeless people living alone."

http://www.asuntoensin.fi/asunto_ensin/asunnottomuus

Nothing keeps you from raising prices. However, just because people have more money does not mean competition will stop. In fact competition might increase and prices go down, as there is more money to be made and risks/costs go down.

If your income goes up 800€ and your taxes go up 800€ then your disposable income does not increase.

For those near the poverty line who will pay less than 800€ in new taxes still need to eat, so they cannot pay 800€ more in rent.

> How much do social welfare and unemployment programs pay out in Finland?

Minimum of 485,50€ and 705€ per month respectively. So 800€ isn't much more than any unemployed would get anyway. If you have any previous employment then your unemployment benefits will be (much) higher.

> It's not a comfy lifestyle by any means, but could get people off the streets who otherwise would not have the means.

It's not like there is a large problem in Finland with people living on the streets. Rent is subsidized up to 80% if you are unemployed or without income. Unemployment benefits and/or social assistance cover the remaining 20%. If you become homeless, you will be provided with temporary housing.

Any homeless problems are usually due to larger underlying personal issues. Some people, such as alcoholics and junkies, will not or cannot adhere to basic living rules and will rather choose to be, or forced to be, depending on how you look at it, homeless.

Besides, for a bit of morbid humor, homelessness is a self limiting problem in Finland due to winter.