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If I'm interpreting this correctly, tomorrow's expected peak demand of 51,000 MW would set the new record for CA, passing the old record of 50,200 MW from July
by dividefuel 4y ago
If I'm interpreting this correctly, tomorrow's expected peak demand of 51,000 MW would set the new record for CA, passing the old record of 50,200 MW from July 2006.
- missedthecue 4y agoGenuinely shocked the previous record is that old.
- dividefuel 4y agoMe too. I would have thought that Labor Day 2017 (106 F in San Francisco) would've been higher, but it was only a very close second.
- inferiorhuman 4y agohttps://news.yahoo.com/california-declares-grid-emergency-power-233507043.html https://news.yahoo.com/california-declares-grid-emergency-po... Yahoo claims the last record was set in 2017.
- dividefuel 4y agoHere's my source on the record being from 2006: https://www.caiso.com/Documents/CaliforniaISOPeakLoadHistory.pdf https://www.caiso.com/Documents/CaliforniaISOPeakLoadHistory...
- jeffbee 4y agoMandatory efficiency programs work.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoAlso, grid demand doesn't include home solar, which shows up as a reduction in "demand" which cuts the peak and shifts it later in time. That 2006 peak is hours earlier than the others too for the same reason.
- 41b696ef1113 4y agoHow much generation capacity has been shutdown since then? With the seemingly endless installation of solar panels, I am surprised of the generation warnings.
- bombcar 4y agoIt’s on the site but apparently the amount of capacity has been “about the same” since 2011 or earlier. So all new solar etc coming on line is barely replacing capacity lost. And California has been growing.
- secabeen 4y agoCalifornia is also using less. LED lighting, more efficient HVAC systems, individual and corporate conservation, it's all helping to reduce the amount of power we need per person.
- krasin 4y agoNote that California (and the rest of the world) is about to start using more electricity due to transition to electric cars and trucks.
- inferiorhuman 4y agoNote that California leads the nation in EV adoption and still has an enviably low per-capita electric habit. And before you start jumping up and down that the map shows an increase in consumption from 2019 to 2020, keep in mind that the whole southwest is grey in large part because of the warmer summers. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49036 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=49036
- krasin 4y agoYep. No disagreement here; I was just trying to say that when the per-capita electricity consumption in California will go up, it's not because policies don't work, but because of EVs. And we will see drastic reductions of CO2 emissions per capita in California as a result.