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I guess, but this article seems misleading to me then. The percentages do seem to mean to constant 1GW supply, not a total supply. So what’s the total supply?

I guess, but this article seems misleading to me then. The percentages do seem to mean to constant 1GW supply, not a total supply. So what’s the total supply? LV is ~9 Gwh per day (3.3Twh year according to internets), so 23ish Gwh does seem promising, but they don’t have near that much solar I don’t think. I guess Im more skeptical, especially when this is coming from a single purpose advocacy group. They just shut down that solar thermal electric plant after all. While that’s different than photovoltaics I know, it’s also true no grand plan survives implementation.

kieranmaine 1y ago
> I guess Im more skeptical, especially when this is coming from a single purpose advocacy group I agree it's unlikely you'll just have solar + batteries used just for LV. However, taking a look at the adoption of storage in California and Texas, I think it's safe to assume an upwards trajectory for solar + batteries [1]. I didn't know much about Nevada's electricity generation, but based on current data [1] there are enough alternative sources to support a sizeable increase in solar generation. Still, I don't know how much solar will be deployed and I hope nuclear does drop in price in order to speed up the energy transistion. It's exciting to see so many great technological leaps in our lifetimes. Finally, a shout out to geothermal, which looks very promising. I recommend listening to "Catching up with enhanced geothermal " - https://www.volts.wtf/p/catching-up-with-enhanced-geothermal https://www.volts.wtf/p/catching-up-with-enhanced-geothermal. 1. https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso?date=2025-09-14 https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso?date=2025-09-14 2. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/0?agg=2,0,1&fuel=vvvvu&geo=00000000002&sec=008&linechart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.COW-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.NG-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.HYC-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.SUN-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.WND-NV-98.Q~~ELEC.GEN.GEO-NV-98.Q&columnchart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-NV-98.Q&map=ELEC.GEN.ALL-NV-98.Q&freq=Q&chartindexed=0&ctype=linechart&ltype=pin&rtype=s&pin=ELEC.GEN.NG-WI-99.Q&rse=0&maptype=0 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/0?agg=2...

kieranmaine 1y ago

> I guess Im more skeptical, especially when this is coming from a single purpose advocacy group I agree it's unlikely you'll just have solar + batteries used just for LV. However, taking a look at the adoption of storage in California and Texas, I think it's safe to assume an upwards trajectory for solar + batteries [1]. I didn't know much about Nevada's electricity generation, but based on current data [1] there are enough alternative sources to support a sizeable increase in solar generation. Still, I don't know how much solar will be deployed and I hope nuclear does drop in price in order to speed up the energy transistion. It's exciting to see so many great technological leaps in our lifetimes. Finally, a shout out to geothermal, which looks very promising. I recommend listening to "Catching up with enhanced geothermal " - https://www.volts.wtf/p/catching-up-with-enhanced-geothermal https://www.volts.wtf/p/catching-up-with-enhanced-geothermal. 1. https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso?date=2025-09-14 https://www.gridstatus.io/live/caiso?date=2025-09-14 2. https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/0?agg=2,0,1&fuel=vvvvu&geo=00000000002&sec=008&linechart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.COW-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.NG-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.HYC-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.SUN-NV-98.Q~ELEC.GEN.WND-NV-98.Q~~ELEC.GEN.GEO-NV-98.Q&columnchart=ELEC.GEN.ALL-NV-98.Q&map=ELEC.GEN.ALL-NV-98.Q&freq=Q&chartindexed=0&ctype=linechart&ltype=pin&rtype=s&pin=ELEC.GEN.NG-WI-99.Q&rse=0&maptype=0 https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/#/topic/0?agg=2...