harterrt

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by harterrt 10y ago
For context, the average transmission loss between generator and consumption in the US is ~11%. This is generally over relatively short distances when compared to actual transmission. In the short term, transmission lines are congested duri
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by harterrt 10y ago
Not sure what you mean by "cost reduction curve". Can you expand?
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by harterrt 10y ago
Interesting. Thanks for the link.
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by harterrt 10y ago
Transporting electricity is not trivial.
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by harterrt 10y ago
But stored solar energy no longer undercuts coal for most of these storage technologies. Pumped hydro is probably the best bet, but is very geography dependent. Adding transmission is a non-trivial investment.
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by harterrt 11y ago
Do you have a link to that talk? Sounds relevant to a side project I'm working on. Thanks!
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by harterrt 11y ago
I'm surprised by the prevalence of the green dots, particularly in San Jose. I'll have to take a look at the data to verify government and education jobs are really that common.
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by harterrt 12y ago
I did something similar for myself based on TagTime [1] from the same folks who made beeminder. I'd suggest not enforcing a minimum spacing between samplings. The minimum spacing tends to push samplings towards the ends and center of t
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by harterrt 13y ago
That's not true if your tax rate changes over time, which it probably will. Specifically, when you withdraw during retirement it is likely you will not be earning much and your tax rate will be much lower than when you were working ful
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by harterrt 15y ago
Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's concept that ideas are a form of social currency. Agreeing with somebody makes them your friend and disagreeing makes them your enemy. He suggests that this is why bad ideas don't die in Breakfast of Champions
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by harterrt 16y ago
In this situation the guard only knows the answer (or x value) once the spy gives it to him or her.