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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by p1mrx on Sunday August 16, 2020 @04:22PM (#24180938)
The blackouts start around sunset, when solar drops off the grid but people still want A/C.
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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by ed25519FUUU on Sunday August 16, 2020 @04:30PM (#24181026)
If only we had some sort of energy clean generation technology with a high duty cycle which could ramp up regardless of sunshine or wind...
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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by lightgreen on Sunday August 16, 2020 @04:46PM (#24181159)
Is that sarcasm?

That technology is nuclear power plant.

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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by booi on Sunday August 16, 2020 @04:27PM (#24180980)
If only there were some way to store power so we could use it when solar drops off...
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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by sliken on Sunday August 16, 2020 @06:51PM (#24182065)
Or just run your AC down to 65F till 5pm and turn off the AC till 9pm.
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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by beamatronic on Sunday August 16, 2020 @09:07PM (#24182801)
That’s true. Your house becomes a negative thermal battery
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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by dehrmann on Sunday August 16, 2020 @05:17PM (#24181409)
How does the cost of storage for p999 events compare to the cost of natural gas or nuclear?
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