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Post by Jolly on Aug 15, 2020 9:58:05 GMT
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Aug 15, 2020 11:53:56 GMT
It's only an "emergency" if it wasn't expected. They tell everyone to stay home during the hottest part of the summer, then seem surprised when electricity usage goes up.
The greenies have handcuffed California for decades, keeping new power generating plants from being built. Payback.
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Post by Jolly on Aug 15, 2020 12:36:58 GMT
What would it take for TPTB to actually let California build more conventional electricity generating capacity?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2020 12:54:28 GMT
What would it take for TPTB to actually let California build more conventional electricity generating capacity? A vaccine that prevented stupidity (since they're all about the vaccines...)?
Brain transplant?
Giant sawzall to set CA adrift in the Pacific?
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Post by Jolly on Aug 15, 2020 14:09:32 GMT
I feel sorry for folks in California that aren't in the big cities. The cities dominate the countryside, when it comes to votes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2020 21:43:59 GMT
I feel sorry for folks in California that aren't in the big cities. The cities dominate the countryside, when it comes to votes. Kind of like Missouri, although it's not as bad here. The rural folk are a lot better about standing up to b.s. |
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Post by Jolly on Aug 15, 2020 22:46:52 GMT
For years, New Orleans dominated state-wide politics. If you could win New Orleans and break even in Baton Rouge, the rest of the state didn't matter. Then, God flushed the toilet and politics in Louisiana changed. Drastically. Overnight.
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Post by blackfeather on Aug 18, 2020 16:11:44 GMT
I read the problem of black out was worse after the sun set, the solar panels they have invested in, that are supposed to be green energy, don't produce electricity by moon light.
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Post by DEKE on Aug 18, 2020 17:05:21 GMT
I read the problem of black out was worse after the sun set, the solar panels they have invested in, that are supposed to be green energy, don't produce electricity by moon light.
That doesn't sound right to me. I've always heard there is a big power surplus at night.
HVAC is one of the biggest draws of electric power so that peaks in the hotter mid afternoon on most days. Also, business and industry use less power after normal business hours. Both of those lead to power surpluses at night.
One of the selling points of large scale solar power gen is supposed to be that it fills the peak needs during mid day.
In Virginia, years ago, they had a "lake battery" built to take advantage of surplus nuke power at night. At night, they would use the extra power available to pump water to the high side of the dam. During the day, they would use hydro electric to fill the peak electric demand.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Aug 18, 2020 21:03:00 GMT
blackfeather, DEKE, I can see how both y'all can be right. The solar panels during the day feed into the system at large, making up for the generating deficiency, while at night the generating capacity of their power plants is insufficient to even cover the lessened usage. In other words, by using solar panels they've only covered part of their shortfall. With the unusual heat this summer, combined with more people being home during the day even with the solar panels they can't keep up with demand.
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Post by Thtwudbeme on Aug 18, 2020 23:37:48 GMT
I read the problem of black out was worse after the sun set, the solar panels they have invested in, that are supposed to be green energy, don't produce electricity by moon light.
FYI...
The moon does not emit light.
It only reflects light from...............
....the sun!
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Post by blackfeather on Aug 20, 2020 14:09:40 GMT
I read the problem of black out was worse after the sun set, the solar panels they have invested in, that are supposed to be green energy, don't produce electricity by moon light.
That doesn't sound right to me. I've always heard there is a big power surplus at night.
HVAC is one of the biggest draws of electric power so that peaks in the hotter mid afternoon on most days. Also, business and industry use less power after normal business hours. Both of those lead to power surpluses at night.
One of the selling points of large scale solar power gen is supposed to be that it fills the peak needs during mid day.
In Virginia, years ago, they had a "lake battery" built to take advantage of surplus nuke power at night. At night, they would use the extra power available to pump water to the high side of the dam. During the day, they would use hydro electric to fill the peak electric demand.
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