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> Shouldn't it be the other way around? The days when electricity was cheaper at night are long gone. Are they? Here in California most energy companies offer
by throwup238 2y ago
> Shouldn't it be the other way around? The days when electricity was cheaper at night are long gone.
Are they? Here in California most energy companies offer plans with much cheaper rates overnight for EV charging (i.e. $0.15 vs $0.45-$0.90 peak during the day).
Commercial and industrial customers account for two thirds of power consumption so there's a lot of surplus generation at night. Lots of industrial users have agreements where the power company can signal them to soak up surplus power but that's also less effective at night when wind picks up.