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Thrive II: This Is What It Takes

It comes out of that generator and gets transmitted with wires at probably a...

It comes out of that generator and gets transmitted with wires at probably a hundred
thousand volts

Full Transcript

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It comes out of that generator
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and gets transmitted with wires
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at probably a hundred thousand volts.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:30
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, sci-fi
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Brings viewers behind the scenes with the people and inventions that have the power to transform life for everyone.
Then it goes into your house, through your breaker box, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:16
Then it goes into your house, through your breaker box,
That requires an enormous amount of maintenance - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:07
That requires an enormous amount of maintenance
So now we're contrasting it to a house - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:06
So now we're contrasting it to a house
That means in the utility room, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:09
That means in the utility room,
And you also have a connection to the grid. - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:04
And you also have a connection to the grid.
So when you throw that switch, it completes the circuit, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:07
So when you throw that switch, it completes the circuit,
It immediately has access to the energy from its batteries, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:11
It immediately has access to the energy from its batteries,
The grid's importance, all of a sudden, has been demoted. - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:06
The grid's importance, all of a sudden, has been demote...
[soft rousing music] - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:11
[soft rousing music]
[Foster] Heart's work is the best example we've found - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:05
[Foster] Heart's work is the best example we've fo...
His technology takes solar, wind, geothermal - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:16
His technology takes solar, wind, geothermal
[soft music] - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:22
[soft music]
Now we run two houses with a number of refrigerators, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:09
Now we run two houses with a number of refrigerators,
So our electricity bills now run at about $10 a month, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:09
So our electricity bills now run at about $10 a month,
[rousing music] - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:08
[rousing music]
So it's capable of sharing with its neighbors - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:10
So it's capable of sharing with its neighbors
The core thing is the individual home, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:08
The core thing is the individual home,
And then those clusters communicate with others, - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:07
And then those clusters communicate with others,
[Nathan] We can't move from where we are today - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:07
[Nathan] We can't move from where we are today
Renewable energy fluctuates too much - Thrive II: This Is What It Takes 00:06
Renewable energy fluctuates too much