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> Things I take issue with: 1. How do you lump all of California under one value given there are 4 large utilities that have their own value but include LADWP a
by kergonath 5y ago
> Things I take issue with: 1. How do you lump all of California under one value given there are 4 large utilities that have their own value but include LADWP and the balancing authority?
The issue is data acquisition. In regions where they have more granular input, you have a better resolution.
> In the end I'm not sure the value prop - is this for policy planners?
It’s for outreach and communication with the general public. It’s trivial to put a map on Facebook to show how well/poorly a given place is doing. It’s also interesting to have a quick look depending on the conditions, like the wind turbines output during a storm, or during a heat wave, or to see just how efficient PV production is under various conditions.