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The blackouts start around sunset, when solar drops off the grid but people still want A/C.
by p1mrx 6y ago
The blackouts start around sunset, when solar drops off the grid but people still want A/C.
- booi 6y agoIf only there were some way to store power so we could use it when solar drops off...
- dehrmann 6y agoHow does the cost of storage for p999 events compare to the cost of natural gas or nuclear?
- sliken 6y agoOr just run your AC down to 65F till 5pm and turn off the AC till 9pm.
- beamatronic 6y agoThat’s true. Your house becomes a negative thermal battery
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoIf only we had some sort of energy clean generation technology with a high duty cycle which could ramp up regardless of sunshine or wind...
- lightgreen 6y agoIs that sarcasm? That technology is nuclear power plant.