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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Heat Wave Results in Highest U.S. Electricity Demand Since 2017:
From July 15 through July 22, 2019, a heat wave extending from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast brought extremely high temperatures and humidity to those regions. The high temperatures resulted in elevated demand for electricity to power air conditioners, dehumidifiers, fans, and other cooling equipment. In the hour ending at 6:00 p.m. ET on Friday, July 19, hourly electricity demand in the Lower 48 states peaked at 704 gigawatts (GW), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) U.S. Electric System Operating Data. Electricity demand has not been this high since July 20, 2017, nearly two years ago, when electricity demand in the Lower 48 states hit 718 GW.
NB: The EIA site was giving errors when trying to access the details page for this story. The summary provided here is available on the EIA's main page which is linked to at the top of the story.
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(Score: 2) by legont on Saturday August 03 2019, @01:29AM (5 children)
Why don't progressives plug their Teslas into their buildings during power shortages? Teslas get electricity for free.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 03 2019, @02:02AM
Because Telsas don't let you reverse charge them, otherwise I'm sure people already would.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 03 2019, @02:50AM
You seem to have confused demographics, Tesla buyers (and luxury car buyers in general) are monopolists, although many hide behind a thin veil of capitalism.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Saturday August 03 2019, @07:34PM (2 children)
The electric utilities won't allow this. The electric utility will start throttling your supposedly "unlimited" plan if they discover you use electricity for air conditioning as opposed to import applications such as pet entertainment systems or fancy light show displays.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.
(Score: 2) by legont on Sunday August 04 2019, @01:12AM (1 child)
That's where Mask's magic negotiation skills would play. See, energy increases while passing through Tesla.
"Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding" - John Kenneth Galbraith.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Sunday August 04 2019, @02:35AM
Edison would be spinning in his grave.
(which would generate an AC current)
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.