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Environment & Energy

Finishline42

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6. DQIIIIIIII jumping up and down again, meanwhile...

Reply to NNadir (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 20, 2022, 11:48 PM

Oct 2022

With less than 3,000 homes participating

Update: Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant in California kicked off a third event. At of 9:30 pm PST, Tesla Powerwall battery storage units were providing PG&E’s VPP with 20+ MW of energy.

There are 70,000 Powerwalls in CA.

How many Tesla's are there in CA? How much could be tapped via V2G?

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California is awash in renewable energy -- except when it's most needed - WAPO [View all] Caribbeans Oct 2022 OP

It's inevitable. When there's a solar spill, things are going to get ugly for solar power. ffr Oct 2022 #1

Battery storage is good for hours, if the huge batteries don't catch on fire Caribbeans Oct 2022 #2

And lithium is scarce, for now, but there's other battery types. nilram Oct 2022 #5

At least they are making an effort, and it sounds like none is going to waste, selling it to others PortTack Oct 2022 #3

In California, during the extreme heat wave, so called "renewable energy" was useless for weeks. NNadir Oct 2022 #4

DQIIIIIIII jumping up and down again, meanwhile... Finishline42 Oct 2022 #6

So what? One of the things that obviates the stupidity of anti-nukes is their lack of... NNadir Oct 2022 #7

I love your rants. Don't ever change. Mickju Oct 2022 #8