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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by p1necone on Thursday March 09, 2023 @06:01PM (#35088079)
> the power network cannot transport it, you get told not to bother producing it

I know I just don't understand the details but I'm always kinda confused about how hard it seems to be to dump excess power off the grid. Is it just really hard to build something that can use enough power even when it doesn't need to do any useful work?

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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by Gwypaas on Thursday March 09, 2023 @06:03PM (#35088099)
It is starting to come. People already schedule their car charging when it is cheap. But it does not get built over night.
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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by londons_explore on Thursday March 09, 2023 @06:05PM (#35088114)
But, due to the lack of transmission, and the 'single price' scheme, this power isn't cheap. It's expensive, but there is too much of it in one region only.
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Re:$22B project to provide 8% of UK energy via undersea cabl... by pyrale on Thursday March 09, 2023 @07:59PM (#35089139)
> Is it just really hard to build something that can use enough power even when it doesn't need to do any useful work?

It's just easier to not produce it. The issue with building up the grid is investment, but there is little marginal cost to turn off an existing plant.

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