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>We size the grid for peak capacity, not for average capacity, which means that there's a very low overall usage amount. And the big drivers of additional elect
by ilyt 4y ago
>We size the grid for peak capacity, not for average capacity, which means that there's a very low overall usage amount. And the big drivers of additional electricity, heating and transportation, are easily shiftable to non-peak times.
How's heating "shifttable" ? None of the usual systems to heat house does it (inertia is not the same)
- epistasis 4y agoOne of the biggest current methods of "demand response" is shifting HVAC loads from large commercial buildings: pre-heating or pre-cooling by a few degrees, and then lessening the HVAC activity during the peak time. This can be done at the residential level with devices like a Nest thermostat, and be overridable by the customer if they don't want to save the $0.25 or whatever. Water heating is even easier to implement this way, but requires smarter water heaters.