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It depends on what you mean by "harming". But to answer your question, yeah, most of them. I've been preparing my home to switch to time of use energy pricing,
by bastawhiz 2y ago
It depends on what you mean by "harming". But to answer your question, yeah, most of them. I've been preparing my home to switch to time of use energy pricing, where power is less expensive at night when there's lower demand. It's pretty painless to put things on timers or set schedules in configuration. The trivial cost of setting this up will pay for itself within about two months.
Deferring workloads for when it's sunny is almost the exact opposite: using more power during the day rather than at night. That's probably better for most consumers, since people tend to use more power when they're awake by default.
- bee_rider 2y agoWe can definitely defer our air conditioners for times when it is sunny, haha.
- bastawhiz 2y agoThat's one thing that's maybe an inconvenience for me now! I'll have to run my heat pumps in the early morning to lower (or raise) the temperature of the house before the cost of power goes up. Though maybe also more efficient in the summer, since I suspect it's less energy intensive to cool the house when it's cooler outside.