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Suddenly a 21% excess doesn't seem all that scary. California has 39 million residents. 15% over needed capacity is already a lot of excess, and bumping it to
by ubernostrum 10y ago
Suddenly a 21% excess doesn't seem all that scary.
California has 39 million residents. 15% over needed capacity is already a lot of excess, and bumping it to 21% is pretty ludicrous.
- parfe 10y agoHow would your comment change if they had 390 million residents or 390,000 residents? A heat wave would still put every AC into service.
- s0rce 10y agoLess than 60% of California households have AC compared to 80% across the US. The excess capacity necessary would seem to be smaller if this were a large contributing factor. Source: https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/state_briefs/pdf/ca.pdf https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/sta...
- Pica_soO 10y agoIts in particular ridiculous, as temperature negatives could be easily stored- ice cellars.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoCan you show a citation or credential to justify your position?
- appleiigs 10y agoCan he site the article? It quotes a researcher saying "Traditionally, 10% is just fine."