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Commercial and industrial use already makes up a large portion of demand. While the model will change to cater less to residential needs, overall demand for sta
by ghc 11mo ago
Commercial and industrial use already makes up a large portion of demand. While the model will change to cater less to residential needs, overall demand for stable, high voltage generation is not going to go down.
- jasonsb 11mo agoCommercial properties often have enough roof area to meet most of their daytime demand on-site. And industrial consumption in Western countries has been flat or declining for years, so "stable, high-voltage generation" may face less demand than assumed.
- pfdietz 11mo agoIf long term storage (like Standard Thermal) comes into play, I could see industrial users decide to just decouple from the grid too (or, use the threat to do so as a means to drive down what they are charged.) We may see industrial users preposition themselves in locations with ample nearby PV potential. If I were building a factory in the US (or a data center) I would think twice before putting it in a higher population density area. We may also see local microgrids develop. This would still have distribution costs, but not transmission.