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Zero of this is working when the sun is down.
by KptMarchewa 4y ago
Zero of this is working when the sun is down.
- vel0city 4y agoWell then its a good thing most of the energy crunch time is while the sun is shining. In big states like California and Texas the difference between day and night usage can be >20+GW. Even more so when there is a heat wave.
- EricE 4y agoIn a heat wave AC requirements don't go away at night. They reduce, but are still significant. That's the real problem.
- toomuchtodo 4y agoYou rely on non solar generation sources when the sun is down, and shift flexible loads to solar generating periods with market pricing. Remaining loads can be served by nuclear, hydro, wind, and battery.
- bombcar 4y agoTo be fair, the rolling blackouts are during the day, not at night (nighttime energy usage drops significantly).
- jen20 4y agoIt will soon rise again when everyone is charging their electric car overnight.
- EricE 4y agoI was surprised to see the article specifically call out deficiencies at night as a major concern! Maybe they do maintenance at night and thats why they don't have excess capacity as one would normally expect?
- bombcar 4y agoIf the heat is high enough, A/C runs all night, and if the amount of peaking power plants is down, then they could lose enough capacity overnight to make it still a problem. If someone wants to dig into it, here's the data: https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx