News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumption was from renewables. Parent comment

Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by dahfizz on Friday March 26, 2021 @07:24PM (#26598204)
I agree it's not _hard_, but your original assertion was "All I need to make that work is variable rates". Now, you're talking about installing additional HVAC equipment and spending $$$.

In the summer, even if you cool your house down to 60F, it'll be back to 70F in a couple hours max. Electricity rates from renewable overproduction do not vary on the timescale of hours. It's not a solution without new equipment to "store" the hot or cold that you produce when electricity is cheap.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Equivalent of 97% of Scotland’s 2020 electricity consumpt... by WalterBright on Friday March 26, 2021 @08:37PM (#26598663)
A couple of hours still substantially reduces your demand during peak rate hours.

(Besides, I grew up in Arizona, and was comfortable up to 78 or so.)

[ Parent | on HN ]