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Re:Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Found... by reificator on Thursday March 08, 2018 @12:48PM (#16546084)
That's simply not true. When supply outstrips demand it's generally going to waste anyway.

Doesn't California actually pay Arizona to offload their surplus energy?

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Re:Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Found... by maxerickson on Thursday March 08, 2018 @01:01PM (#16546200)
A few extra sunny days each year, due to lots of solar plants. Overall California imports more electricity than it generates in solar though:

http://www.energy.ca.gov/almanac/electricity_data/total_syst...

So the extra there is not really electricity you'd want to plan a crytocurrency operation around.

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Re:Keybase is now supported by the Stellar Development Found... by zaarn on Friday March 09, 2018 @02:56AM (#16550376)
When supply outstrips demand in the power grid, the power is either sold elsewhere or you start shutting down plants.

Otherwise you'd ruin a lot of machines depending on either 220V/110V or 50Hz being on the grid.

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