Re:California Declares Grid Emergency
by MerelyMortal on Thursday September 01, 2022 @10:39AM
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I hear two arguments:
a) renewables provide the most power when power is used the most (during the day when the sun is shining to run a/c)
b) charging EVs at night will balance the grid
I don't think you can do B with A, right?
Re:California Declares Grid Emergency
by dncornholio on Thursday September 01, 2022 @10:51AM
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I never said A or B. My point is super straightforward, having solar is better for the grid than having no solar.
Re:California Declares Grid Emergency
by MerelyMortal on Thursday September 01, 2022 @11:00AM
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I never said that you said A or B.
Of course having something useful is better than not having it.
The issue is, that a lot of people seem to be interested in replacing more-useful things (nuclear which provides power during the day for a/c and power at night for EVs) with less-useful things (solar which only provides power during the day).
Saying green energy just doesn't work is bullocks. Solar works great, can run your AC basically for free during daytime. It's not a complete solution, but it definitely will create less stress on the grid.