Re:A battle over solar power in Nevada
by dpierce9 on Monday February 08, 2016 @12:48PM
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Well in general demand peaks midday while household usage is u-shaped (morning and evening peaks). This makes sense, since when people go to work they are not at home and their work energy use tends to be higher than home energy use. But if you don't like that explanation, simply look at any price curve for any of the organized electricity markets (they are public) and you will see demand and price peaks mid-day.
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Aha... so do you have a typo in your answer?
> Solar production peaks midday
should have been
> Solar consumption peaks midday
?
Re:A battle over solar power in Nevada
by cstejerean on Monday February 08, 2016 @01:25PM
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Electricity consumption peaks mid-day, solar or not. Solar production happens to also peak mid-day, which is great because it coincides with the peak consumption period, which makes it more valuable.
No. Solar consumption does peak midday but that is trivial because electricity is nearly always used when it is produced. Electricity demand, which is basically the same thing as consumption, peaks midday (as do prices). And solar production peaks midday. The fact that solar production matches demand is a nice feature of solar that I think militates in favor of net-metering policies.