^This. Having to buy power on the open market can be incredibly expensive. Of course, if you’re selling then it’s great.

Jun 17, 2021
3:42:27pm

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One thing that doesn’t make sense to me. Why are energy companies wanting me to

Powerbait DPM

6/17/21 3:16pm

The expense of buying incremental power is so high it messes with profits

Nat Gas Man

6/17/21 3:19pm

^This. Having to buy power on the open market can be incredibly expensive. Of course, if you’re selling then it’s great.

Texas Hammer

6/17/21 3:42pm

so they can say they did.

BYUFBDAD

6/17/21 3:19pm

A lot of it is because around this time of year there isn't enough generation to go around. One false trip and you

Bert609

6/17/21 3:20pm

The same reason the water company doesn’t want you to run

USMCdad

6/17/21 3:32pm

I work for an electric utility on their planning side,

The Pope

6/17/21 4:27pm

Gotcha. Makes sense. I’d love to be more efficient, but its expensive to upgrade

Powerbait DPM

6/17/21 4:43pm

Back in the 50s grid design was based on engineering principles. Nowadays it's based on politics and decisions are made

Bert609

6/17/21 4:48pm

exactly, most if not all renewables have close to ZERO contribution to

The Pope

6/17/21 5:03pm

Yup, this is an elected official problem across the board and the respective Energy Councils are being thrown under

Bert609

6/17/21 5:07pm

Basically, anything wrong with the world can be traced back to politics

Powerbait DPM

6/17/21 7:05pm

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