This is interesting, but I wonder how it will play out.
I remember reading about the advent of nuclear power, which was supposed to be "too cheap to meter", but it never materialized.
My taks is that "free" always, always correlates with bad behavior. I think people might just heat their pool with resistive electricity. Or air condition their backyard.
People will probably just use it for bitcoin mining or smelting aluminium or some other similar moneymaking activity that is essentially a black hole for electricity.
Solar analyst Jenny Chase did her yearly "thoughts on solar" update recently and said:
> By 2030 most countries will have spot power prices of zero in sunny hours. This will be passed on to end consumers, to encourage them to shift power demand to sunny periods by electric vehicle and battery charging, preheating, precooling, etc.
I wonder when the US will implement a similar system. For being one of the most wealthy and technologically progressive countries, I'm surprised it isn't further along.
This is interesting, but I wonder how it will play out.
I remember reading about the advent of nuclear power, which was supposed to be "too cheap to meter", but it never materialized.
My taks is that "free" always, always correlates with bad behavior. I think people might just heat their pool with resistive electricity. Or air condition their backyard.
> I think people might just heat their pool with resistive electricity. Or air condition their backyard.
If the energy surplus is sufficient, I don’t see why this is a huge issue. I doubt a significant population would do it anyway.
A few people wasting electricity in dumb ways won't put a dent in the excess.
People will probably just use it for bitcoin mining or smelting aluminium or some other similar moneymaking activity that is essentially a black hole for electricity.
Solar analyst Jenny Chase did her yearly "thoughts on solar" update recently and said:
> By 2030 most countries will have spot power prices of zero in sunny hours. This will be passed on to end consumers, to encourage them to shift power demand to sunny periods by electric vehicle and battery charging, preheating, precooling, etc.
https://bsky.app/profile/solarchase.bsky.social/post/3m3mdc5...
So Australia is just ahead of the curve, as it generally is with solar.
I wonder when the US will implement a similar system. For being one of the most wealthy and technologically progressive countries, I'm surprised it isn't further along.
When those with fossil fuel economic interests are disempowered from rent seeking.
When shareholders allow.
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