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A comment on ElectricityMap – Live CO₂ emissions of electricity production and consumption. Parent comment

Re:ElectricityMap – Live CO₂ emissions of electricity produc... by londons_explore on Monday October 12, 2020 @07:28AM (#24753339)
> estimated the previous day

Real time pricing sounds great, but all the supply and demand effects economists love go away when you delay pricing effects by a day... Why do that?

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Re:ElectricityMap – Live CO₂ emissions of electricity produc... by JosephRedfern on Monday October 12, 2020 @08:12AM (#24753591)
I don't disagree that it has downsides, but for your average consumer, having that advance notice is probably quite useful/reassuring when it comes to scheduling car charges and other essentials.
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