It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area

Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by bleepblorp on Sunday August 16, 2020 @04:28PM (#24180994)

Peak indoor temperatures (and, therefore, peak air conditioning demand) on the west coast of North America tend to happen from early evening to sundown.

Needless to say, the ability of solar power to cover this peak is highly limited because the solar peak is earlier in the day.

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Re:It's been a pretty insane 12 hours across the Bay Area by WalterBright on Sunday August 16, 2020 @05:09PM (#24181339)

The trick is to cool the house down as much as possible while the sun is up and generating power. It'll take the house a while to warm back up once the sun goes down. I.e. take advantage of thermal mass.

I know it takes my house hours to move 10 degrees if the HVAC is off and the windows closed.

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