• relative_iterator@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    consumers may also help reduce system costs by adapting their electricity consumption to the availability of renewable energy

    From the linked paper. They mention some other options for storage like batteries (plenty of environmental issues there though) but based on the quoted text I have a hard time taking this seriously if they actually expect people to change their behavior.

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      1 year ago

      Plug in car. Press the “I would like to only pay $100/yr to fuel this please” button.

      Later when you leave for work press the “I would like the house to be cool when I get home and also want to pay half as much for AC” button.

      Buy the 1.5m wide water heater that stores 10kWh of hot water and lasts a week between heatings rather than the 70cm one that lasts a day.

      Such an unconscionable burden.