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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by tasuki on Monday April 21, 2025 @09:40AM (#43751917)
This is unsustainable: you deliver power when its real market value is close to zero, and you want to take power out of the grid when its real market value is large.
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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by morcus on Monday April 21, 2025 @10:38PM (#43758611)
I don't follow - where I am, peak demand seems to be in the summer during the day when everyone has air conditioning on.
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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by LunaSea on Tuesday April 22, 2025 @05:14AM (#43760312)
Sure, but everyone else with solar panels will produce more than they consume at the same time as you.
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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by tasuki on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @11:36AM (#43773356)
Good. Then you can live off grid actually! "Using the grid as a battery" is the unsustainable part.
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Re:Fossil fuels fall below 50% of US electricity for the fir... by morcus on Wednesday April 23, 2025 @08:14PM (#43778073)
That is not at all what I said. Thanks for the snark, though!
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