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The CAISO (California independent system operator) website has really good visualization that's updated frequently. For example, yesterday (2024-01-25) the net
by kccqzy 3y ago
The CAISO (California independent system operator) website has really good visualization that's updated frequently. For example, yesterday (2024-01-25) the net demand in the afternoon dropped to as low as 3.3GW. Then within about three hours the net demand increased to 23GW.
It's also obvious that the net demand trend only subtracts utility-scale solar that is directly visible to the utilities. Home solar has definitely dampened demand and this is apparent in the demand curve.
- erikcw 3y agohttps://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx
- ZeroGravitas 3y agohttps://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx#section-net-demand-trend https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx#secti... is the specific chart that corresponds, showing "net demand". And note the graphs truncate above zero depending on content. Activating the "show solar and wind" option adjust this in this case.