How do you propose they tell air conditioners to shut off?km1125 wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 8:13 amWe're already seeing that with DTE's 30% increase in the cost for "peak time" electricity over the "non peak" power.audiophile wrote: ↑Wed May 10, 2023 6:29 amPost of the year!![]()
I have been conserving my entire life, but I do not agree government should be mandating on this short timetable as the electric grid cannot handle it without massive changes. I'm concerned about rolling brown outs (which will return to a third-world status) massive electric rate increases plus lack of road funds from no road taxes being collected.
60% of electricity is still "fossil fuels" run through a 20% efficient steam turbine/electric grid. We would far better off to that same natural gas into a 40% efficient engine, with mild hybrid technology to recover braking losses.
If it's all about conservation, we're missing the mark because we're caught up in buzzwords like "electric" forgetting where the electricity comes from.
We're lucky last year wasn't a very hot one, as they FREQUENTLY hit peak production last year. Just a 5% percent increase would have caused them to start shutting down all the air conditioners they could.
The peak rates thing makes sense to a point.