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0 pointsrcpt4y ago0 comments

> 12,500 TWh of electricity daily

You're simplifying out that electric consumption varies during the day.

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Manuel_D4y ago· 2 in thread

Excellent point. Peak electricity consumption occurs during the evenings when solar is producing little, if any, electricity. Daily fluctuations of electricity usage put an even greater demand on electricity storage.

epistasis4y ago

That's not correct, peak demand is usually during mid-day, at least in the US:

https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=27212

Manuel_D4y ago

I'm seeing it peak around the evening in all time zones. This is the link to the actual energy grid visualization tool: https://www.eia.gov/electricity/gridmonitor/expanded-view/el...

Browsing the last day's energy usage yields peaks at:

Eastern: 8pm

Central: 7pm

Mountain 6pm

Pacific: 5pm

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