3 ms·
Iowa and California are on the same grid. They're both the exact same resource mix because it's the exact same grid. Here's the resource mix https://feature.w
by pstrateman 2y ago
Iowa and California are on the same grid.
They're both the exact same resource mix because it's the exact same grid.
Here's the resource mix https://feature.wecc.org/soti/topic-sections/resources/index.html https://feature.wecc.org/soti/topic-sections/resources/index...
The difference in cost is entirely contracting and last mile transmission.
- hollerith 2y agoA quick glance at this next map will show that Iowa is not in WECC (although Idaho is): https://www.wecc.org/_catalogs/masterpage/wecc/Images/WI-Map-260.png https://www.wecc.org/_catalogs/masterpage/wecc/Images/WI-Map... Also, just because 2 states are interconnected doesn't mean that the interconnects have enough capacity for electricity sources to be fungible.
- pstrateman 2y agoYou're right they're on the eastern interconnect, which is even larger and harder to reason about. Edit: After the 2003 blackouts the Eastern interconnect got much more... connected https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/UnitedStatesPowerGrid.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/UnitedSt...