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Re:Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price in the U.S by robocat on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @05:55PM (#17510588)
> This is only true if the load on the grid is growing. In North America, it is not.

The article I saw the other day showed growth of 4.5% (comparing Q1 2017 with Q1 2018)

Surely that growth in production is matched by a growth in load?

https://renewablesnow.com/news/wind-solar-farms-produce-10-o...

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Re:Solar Just Hit a Record Low Price in the U.S by toomuchtodo on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @10:23PM (#17511730)
> Surely that growth in production is matched by a growth in load?

It is not, although consumption growth may trend upwards again as transportation is electrified (and oil consumption moves to electrical consumption).

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-01/americans...

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