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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by gwbas1c on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @09:51PM (#16480293)
That's the biggest load of bull I've heard. (From the power companies.) They need to invest in batteries and diesels, not tell us what to do.

Diesels are the industry term for small generators that can start within a few seconds during high load. They can run on diesel or natural gas.

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Re:After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat by aianus on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @10:18PM (#16480422)
Paying to turn people's A/C off for 15 min is more efficient than having a bank of generators used for 15 min, 2 days a year. If it works, it's much preferable.
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