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the Texas GOP sucks at basic governance
10 minutes down the street from me
the Texas GOP sucks at basic governance
forecast high in Austin is 109
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08...ation-request/The state’s electric grid operator is asking people to reduce their power use between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday, when forecasters expect to see high demand for electricity because of extremely hot temperatures that are baking the state.
To lower energy use, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas recommends that residents raise their thermostat by a degree or two if safe, refrain from running large appliances such as washing machines and dryers, and turn off and unplug lights and other appliances that aren’t needed.
This is the second such request that grid operators have made this summer.
not a bad idea
https://twitter.com/clawrence/status...25645663695243
investment in solar capacity has paid off this summer
3 GW per year, not bad. Does that include residential, or just solar farms?investment in solar capacity has paid off this summer
Don't know
I don't see why it wouldn't include residential because extra usage goes back into the grid from my understanding
1. 15 days and counting in 2023 as of August 17th, 2023
2. 4 days in 2022
3. 3 days in 2011
3. 3 days in 1962
3. 3 days in 1909
Today is brutal
Looks like we're forecast to exceed capacity around 8 PM...
Looks like about a 160MW shortfall on committed capacity, but they have a little under a couple thousand MW in reserve capacity supposedly.
Last edited by baseline bum; 08-17-2023 at 06:24 PM.
I checked; it doesn’t include residential, but rather only utility-scale solar. Works great until the sun sets at 8:00 and it’s still 102 outside.
Maybe one day we'll have lunar power panels
The next big thing is going to be those small modular nuclear reactors, that is, if the demonstration projects bear fruit.
We made it through, good job team, looks like a windier day tomorrow out in West Texas.
Go out there camp and find your in' self. Chop/chop.
Go find your mother and her some more
Not mandatory by law, but widely available. I wasn't able to find a list of non-participating utilities, but here are the ones that do:
Austin has a Value of Solar (VOS) tariff:As of 2023, the following electricity providers offer solar buyback plans in Texas:
- Almika Solar
- Amigo Energy
- Champion Energy Services
- Chariot Energy
- David Energy
- Energy Texas
- Gexa Energy
- Green Mountain Energy
- Just Energy
- Octopus Energy
- Reliant Energy
- Rhythm Energy
- S Energy
- TXU Energy
lots of granular info here: https://quickelectricity.com/2018-so...back-programs/What Are Performance-Based Incentives in Net Metering?
Performance-based incentives reward you based on the total output of your solar panels, not only your surplus production. This means you get the incentive regardless of how solar generation is used: consumed onsite, or exported to the grid.
The Value of Solar (VOS) Tariff offered by Austin Energy is an example of a performance-based incentive. You get a power bill credit of 9.7 cents/kWh based on 100% of your solar generation (not only your excess production).
CPS here in SA has a solar buy back program too
huh, all since 2000
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