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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 13:00:03 GMT
"On 13 May 2017, California smashed through another renewable energy milestone as its largest grid, controlled by the California Independent System Operator (CISO), got 67.2 percent of its energy from renewables - not including hydropower or rooftop solar arrays. Adding hydropower facilities into the mix, the total was 80.7 percent. Sunny days with plenty of wind along with full reservoirs and growing numbers of solar facilities were the principal factors in breaking the record. The CISO controls 80 percent of the state's power grid. These are also the reasons why experts believe 2017 will continue to be a record-breaking year for renewables in California. The state also set a new wind power generation record on 16 May 2017, producing 4,985 megawatts. "It's going to be a dynamic year for records," CISO spokesperson Steven Greenlee told SF Gate. "The solar records in particular are falling like dominoes."" www.sciencealert.com/california-grid-smashes-record-gets-67-of-energy-from-renewablesPeople used to think that much more then 30% renewables was unsustainable due to intermittency. Germany first proved that wasn't true. Now California is smashing records left and right. And as more and more storage is added to the grid in key locations, it will only add to the resiliency of the grid while continuing to allow for more renewables. A better world is out there - if our leaders don't war us out of existence before we can get there.
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Post by bc2ca on May 22, 2017 16:36:35 GMT
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Post by beaglemom on May 22, 2017 17:42:36 GMT
So exciting!! Thank goodness California is pushing forward on all this stuff!!
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 22, 2017 17:48:14 GMT
Interesting since we don't seem to have enough energy on the really hot days during the summer. I had no idea we had so much renewable energy. Years ago we could choose your provider and we choose green but it was much more $ than the standard. Amazing what can change in a decade.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 18:14:09 GMT
Way to go California.
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Post by Darcy Collins on May 22, 2017 18:18:17 GMT
Interesting since we don't seem to have enough energy on the really hot days during the summer. I had no idea we had so much renewable energy. Years ago we could choose your provider and we choose green but it was much more $ than the standard. Amazing what can change in a decade. Keep in mind the demand is significantly higher on a hot summer day than May 13th.
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Post by casii on May 22, 2017 22:27:11 GMT
That's pretty cool! Maryland is set to build a new wind farm off the coast. I'll be interested in how that works out.
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Post by anniefb on May 23, 2017 5:21:12 GMT
That's great. Always good to see how much can be done through renewable sources.
New Zealand also gets the vast majority of its electricity generation from renewables - currently 80% with a target of 90% by 2025 (with the extra to come from wind sources).
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Post by wellway on May 23, 2017 5:25:16 GMT
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Post by Peamac on May 23, 2017 11:12:30 GMT
How much lower will the average electric bill be? There's a wind farm about 20 miles from us, and I'm curious how much money it can save.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2017 12:25:59 GMT
How much lower will the average electric bill be? There's a wind farm about 20 miles from us, and I'm curious how much money it can save. It depends on your utility and how quickly they can adapt to the changes. The problem is, utilities have lots of sunk costs for building generation and transmission and distribution systems to get you your power. Now, if part of the generation is low-cost from other sources, but they still have long-term contracts w/higher-priced sources, or their own generation that they have to pay off, you may not notice much difference at first. The short-term prices have come down. But their long-term contracts may keep prices high. In addition, as people peel off the grid because of their own solar rooftop systems, if you're in a place w/net metering, the utility gets less revenue but their costs are the same, so sometimes people's bills actually increase. It takes time to transition a system as big as an nationwide energy system - whatever the country. But every 1 megawatt hour generated by renewables = 3,412,141 btus not burned which translates into about 0.7 metric tons less CO2 in the atmosphere (epa calculator) which is equal to about 1600 mi of greenhouse gas emissions by an average passenger car in the US.
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