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Re:The price of solar power just fell 50% in 16 months by lambertsimnel on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @01:29PM (#11622615)
Why does grid electricity usage peak on hot summer afternoons? If it's because of air conditioning, it's probably not universal.

I imagine hot summer afternoons are a time when factories operate below capacity (or not at all), and people heat their homes less and spend more time outside away from TV, etc.

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Re:The price of solar power just fell 50% in 16 months by ptaipale on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @02:53PM (#11623230)
Certainly not universal. Could be true in California or Texas, possibly. For sure it's not here.

Where I live, the peak is a winter morning which is windless and therefore particularly cold, at 8:00 (before sunrise). Solar output is zero, wind power output is zero. Everyone turns extra heaters on, puts the kettle on to make a hot cup before taking a warm shower.

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Re:The price of solar power just fell 50% in 16 months by stale2002 on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @04:16PM (#11623839)
The point isn't that it is 100% universal for all places. The point is that it is true for most places.
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Re:The price of solar power just fell 50% in 16 months by ptaipale on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @04:41PM (#11624054)
[citation needed]
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