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> Each one of those things is inherently a form of energy storage, because you don't need any of those to start up or stop at the same milisecond where you flip the switch.

You lost me. I don't understand how that connects.

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In a way a dishwasher is storing energy in the form of clean dishes. Now instead of storing electricity to run the dishwasher whenever, you simply run the dishwasher when there's an electricity surplus

In particular, when the dishwasher's in the drying phase. Do you really care if the heating element turns off here and there at that time? Probably not.

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