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Wonder if there’s one for blackout central — CA.
CA has had blackouts, not for lack of power, but recently, rather for liability reduction vs wildfires sparked by woefully behind the times maintenance of the grid.
https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/18/...
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CA has had blackouts, not for lack of power, but recently, rather for liability reduction vs wildfires sparked by woefully behind the times maintenance of the grid.
We had capacity blackouts in 2020. https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/08/18/...
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Also huge tariffs on Asian solar panels cuts demand.
Tariffs are a thing, but there is absolutely no shortage of demand right now, and hasn't been for a while.
The surprising inference from me, as an energy layman, is that solar output coincides with periods of peak demand. Obviously this is seasonally adjusted, but in an era when the Saudis have solar contracts being supplied for $10USD/MWh [0], the potential profits for a solar provider at periods of peak demand seem more than sufficient to encourage investment, especially with interest rates still at a historic low for b…
The surprising inference from me, as an energy layman, is that solar output coincides with periods of peak demand. Obviously this is seasonally adjusted, but in an era when the Saudis have solar contracts being supplied for $10USD/MWh [0], the potential profits for a solar provider at periods of peak demand seem more than sufficient to encourage investment, especially with interest rates still at a historic low for b…
Solar capacity in Texas tripled since last summer . https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/21/heat-ener...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-22/china-is-...
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For one, the peak price of electricity was ten times the usual low point (~$36) I'm not sure what to make of the frequency drift; federally operators are supposed to balance it out for timekeeping, among other reasons. Taking a week to get on-frequency is...not good.
TX is not a federal operator, correct? And what is the problem with drifting a bit? I know back in the day lots of peoples' clocks used it as a time reference, but that can't be very true today.
https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2022/07/24/this_one...