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I suspect there are some HN readers with experience with how electrical grids work. Can somebody speak to this increased night load and presumably decrease in v

by gmisra 12y ago

I suspect there are some HN readers with experience with how electrical grids work. Can somebody speak to this increased night load and presumably decrease in variance between daytime load and nighttime load. How would those changes impact grid operations? I'd guess that having a more consistent load is overall beneficial, but it's just a guess.

gilgoomesh 12y ago
The grid doesn't really care about load changes provided they are predictable (and peak demand in specific areas doesn't exceed maximum capacity). There's normally a 2 hour lead time to bring larger plants on line so provided you can predict changes in demand with that much lead, there's no real problem.