• DaPorkchop_
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    8 months ago

    My (relatively small) refrigerator consumes around 170kWh annually.

    According to another commenter further down, a pro cyclist can put out 300W continually. That works out to about 566.6 hours, or 23.6 days of continuous cycling just to power the refrigerator for a year.

    I am not a pro. The last time I seriously tried to use an exercise bike, I was able to keep a steady ~110W over 45 minutes (which left me drenched in sweat and feeling jittery for quite a few hours after the fact). That works out to 1417 hours, almost exactly 2 months, which I would need to spend on the bike at my absolute limit per year to keep my refrigerator running.

    And of course, none of this is taking losses in energy transmission/storage into account. In short, I don’t see this catching on any time soon.

    • Anticorp
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      8 months ago

      That wouldn’t be your limit for long though, if you did it regularly.

      • bluGill@kbin.social
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        8 months ago

        Maybe, but thet would approach the pro level, which still is not acceptable for refrigerator use. Good for their health, but not useful work

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          8 months ago

          Yeah I think the electricity thing is supposed to just be a bonus.

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            8 months ago

            Is it? Others have questioned if the total electric gain makes up for the extra costs (which an be $$ or just environmental)

        • extant@lemmy.world
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          8 months ago

          Wouldn’t I need to buy two more bikes and people to pedal them to power the first bike? What if I start a gym that’s only focus is cardio and then resell that energy the people nearby.