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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by TeMPOraL on Monday February 15, 2021 @05:52AM (#26141454)
That's on a per-day granularity. Not on a per second granularity.

Imagine yourself standing at the pump and observing the gasoline price ticker, manually PWMing the pump trigger to only feed the gas when its price is below some threshold.

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Re:Ercot nearly at capacity for Texas power grid by baq on Monday February 15, 2021 @07:08AM (#26141975)
in before "but this is freedom to make rational decisions!"

rational decisions require concentration and that isn't free. at some point the cost of making these decisions outweighs any potential benefits. don't forget your externalities, folks.

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