In the past week, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) told residents several times to voluntarily conserve energy, including asking them on social media to stop charging their electric vehicles (EVs) during peak usage times. The operator also warned users to “[avoid] use of large appliances and turning off extra lights."
"This usually happens in the evening hours when solar generation is going offline and consumers are returning home and switching on air conditioners, lights, and appliances,” wrote the ISO.
Man, if only there were energy options that didn't vary dramatically throughout the day in their output levels.
This is solar and wind power's dark secret. The output fluctuates so you have to have something to compensate when output drops. Something that can be dialed up and down easily. Your choices are basically Oil and natural gas.
It's not even a secret, it's screamingly obvious to anyone with two neurons to rub together.
By the way, about a decade ago a "green" politician in my country said in an interview that power outages due to solar are fine because you can just watch TV by candlelight. That's a real thing that a politican said, I'm 100% serious and so was she.
Man, if only there were energy options that didn't vary dramatically throughout the day in their output levels.
This is solar and wind power's dark secret. The output fluctuates so you have to have something to compensate when output drops. Something that can be dialed up and down easily. Your choices are basically Oil and natural gas.
It's not even a secret, it's screamingly obvious to anyone with two neurons to rub together.
By the way, about a decade ago a "green" politician in my country said in an interview that power outages due to solar are fine because you can just watch TV by candlelight. That's a real thing that a politican said, I'm 100% serious and so was she.
The blades from the windmills can't be recycled either, so they're just piling up in landfills after being replaced.
Pretty much every good thing leftists advocate is a fucking lie.