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Alternative title: Solar power output exceeds most optimistic predictions. It seems like a non-story for a burst-y power source to occasionally produce more po
by aeturnum 9y ago
Alternative title: Solar power output exceeds most optimistic predictions.
It seems like a non-story for a burst-y power source to occasionally produce more power than we need.
- scribu 9y agoYeah, the more interesting aspect was that new traditional power plants are still being built, despite the glut of solar.
- palewire 9y agoI work at The Times on the team behind these stories and FYI we did a whole previous investigation focused on just that http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-electricity-capacity/ http://www.latimes.com/projects/la-fi-electricity-capacity/
- mostlyskeptical 9y agoExact. If California had a consistent excess of solar they wouldn't need so much from the Hoover dam.
- dang 9y agoCool, we'll use your idea to rephrase the title above.
- ej_campbell 9y agoThe headline on the LA Times is spot on. Could that be used instead? California invested heavily in solar power. Now there's so much that other states are sometimes paid to take it
- dang 9y agoI was under the impression that some users felt this title was misleading; if so, changing it back will just provoke more objections.