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I agree storage is required if we continue to have flat rate power charges for users, but implementing variable power pricing for consumers it reduces the need
by rb808 9y ago
I agree storage is required if we continue to have flat rate power charges for users, but implementing variable power pricing for consumers it reduces the need for storage and is really over due. IE power should be cheaper on windier days with moderate temperatures. Expensive if it suddenly gets hot and cloudy. And users should know what the rates are.
Users smart enough to change their electricity consumption eg night rates - they need more information to improve even more. Smart appliances will soon follow.
- firebird84 9y agoFPL has started doing this based on the biggest load signal (time of day). We're charged peak rates and non-peak rates, and the peak rate is about 2x the non-peak. Unfortunately, many consumers live in older apartments and/or are more transient than most, so there's less incentive to invest in energy efficiency. The landlord is responsible for appliances/AC, but not the power, so there's no incentive to do anything except buy the minimally sufficient hardware for the occupant. I think if we start to change some of the perverse incentives in the lessor/lessee relationship this will also have some significant effect on power consumption.
- floatrock 9y agoWhat would something like this look like? There's no incentive on the part of the inhabitant to conserve if the landlord covers electricity, so clearly it's not as simple on that.
- greglindahl 9y agoSome places already have variable power pricing for consumers. In California it's commonly chosen by people with rooftop solar or an electric car.