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Mia_K97
09/01/22 11:36:49 AM
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/entire-west-coast-s-power-grid-is-on-the-verge-of-collapsing/ar-AA11mqPt

But no gas cars though
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DirkDiggles
09/01/22 11:37:57 AM
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Texas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD94dVu8lqQ

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Mezcla
09/01/22 11:38:53 AM
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TC read: "To prevent the West Coast Power Grid from collapsing..."

TC said "California's Power Grid is on the verge of collapsing"

there's a word for misinterpreting something like this to spread misinformation to get a rouse out of users... hm..

what is it...

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LinkFanatic
09/01/22 11:38:58 AM
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I wonder how it'll fare if they have a prolific wildfire season this year? I'm thinking it could be in the cards based on persistence of the pattern, climatology, and modeling.

Their fire seasons are likely to become increasingly hard on the areal power grid in the future. Thanks, climate change.

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Mia_K97
09/01/22 11:39:49 AM
#5:


DirkDiggles posted...
Texas:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vD94dVu8lqQ

Yeah when a whole state turns in to a climate similar to North Dakota, there's nothing you can do. Houston, Austin, Corpus Christi, and San Antonio all parallel Florida.
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Mia_K97
09/01/22 11:40:13 AM
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Mezcla posted...
TC read: "To prevent the West Coast Power Grid from collapsing..."

TC said "California's Power Grid is on the verge of collapsing"

there's a word for misinterpreting something like this to spread misinformation to get a rouse out of users... hm..

what is it...

no gas vehicles doe
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Lonestar2000
09/01/22 11:47:45 AM
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Fuck that asshole Pete Wilson for deregulating the energy industry in California.

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A_Good_Boy
09/01/22 11:47:54 AM
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Mia_K97 posted...
no gas vehicles doe
Wrong, it's called trolling.

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Mia_K97
09/01/22 11:51:27 AM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Wrong, it's called trolling.

Reddit is complaining about blackouts right now
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BearlyWilling
09/01/22 11:54:00 AM
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Mia_K97 posted...
no gas vehicles doe

yes that still is a good thing

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Bishop9800
09/01/22 12:00:22 PM
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Mia_K97 posted...
Reddit is complaining about blackouts right now

This ain't Reddit

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s0nicfan
09/01/22 12:06:31 PM
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The important part from the article:
To prevent the West Coast Power Grid from collapsing, the California Independent System Operator (which manages 80% of the states grid) extended a Flex Alert, urging residents to curtail electricity use between the hours of 4 pm and 9 pm till the end of the week. The operator also suggested residents pre-cool their homes at 72 degrees Fahrenheit before 4 pm and then set their thermostats to 78 degrees or higher during conservation hours, CNN Reports. Additionally, residents should avoid charging electric vehicles or using large appliances.

You can argue the semantics around whether something is "on the verge of collapsing" or not depending on whether these series of steps are taken, I'm not interested in that fight, but it does call into question how exactly California is going to shift everyone from gas to electric if they're already at a point where they're asking owners not to charge their cars to prevent blackouts.

Google says that currently about 13% of California drivers are in an electric car. I don't think it would be controversial to state that their power grid clearly couldn't handle 50% of drivers, let alone 100%, taxing the grid whenever they plug in.

Either California is going to have to make sweeping changes to their power grid in the next decade or they're going to have to ease up on their push for electric vehicles, because as it exists today those two goals are fundamentally incompatible.

Edit: or hidden option c, California needs to stop decommissioning their nuclear power plants and shift to functioning green energy by building more instead.

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noisetank
09/01/22 12:14:53 PM
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article: theres a flex alert

everyone in california: okay

we get these all the time lmao. and 98% time nothing happens.


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ScazarMeltex
09/01/22 12:16:43 PM
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Victim of the same sort of bullshit as Texas grid. Deregulation.

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Shotgunnova
09/01/22 12:17:15 PM
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Reports say Dwyane Wade planned to refill 750,000 batteries during this time.

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Humble_Novice
09/01/22 12:20:28 PM
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I live in California and so far there are no blackouts as far as I can tell.
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GrandConjuraton
09/01/22 12:25:45 PM
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This guy's claims to be a moderate are hilarious when he posts topics like this.

It's almost like... no, it couldn't be.

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TaylorHeinicke
09/01/22 12:27:32 PM
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GrandConjuraton posted...
This guy's claims to be a moderate are hilarious when he posts topics like this.

It's almost like... no, it couldn't be.
Why not?

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theAteam
09/01/22 12:28:11 PM
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Humble_Novice posted...
I live in California and so far there are no blackouts as far as I can tell.

I've been in San Diego for 5 years and have never had my power go out and have never felt an earthquake. People really overestimate the conditions here.

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A_Good_Boy
09/01/22 12:28:28 PM
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Mia_K97 posted...
Reddit is complaining about blackouts right now
I'm in California and my power is just fine.

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Cleo_II
09/01/22 12:28:33 PM
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Good thing we have solar
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FL81
09/01/22 12:56:35 PM
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this is what happens when you overregulate the power grid

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NinjaWarrior455
09/01/22 1:12:18 PM
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Wow it's almost like nearly everywhere in the US is relying on an aging power grid that should have been updated decades ago and its not just a California problem.

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Antifar
09/01/22 1:14:31 PM
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Yeah man heat waves place a lot of strain on power grids. We can curtail our use of fossil fuels, or watch this get significantly worse in the decades to come.

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ellis123
09/01/22 1:23:55 PM
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NinjaWarrior455 posted...
Wow it's almost like nearly everywhere in the US is relying on an aging power grid that should have been updated decades ago and its not just a California problem.
Now now.

You can't undervalue other anti-Republican aspects, such as the impact of global warming.

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Sackgurl
09/01/22 1:26:57 PM
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s0nicfan posted...
Either California is going to have to make sweeping changes to their power grid in the next decade or they're going to have to ease up on their push for electric vehicles, because as it exists today those two goals are fundamentally incompatible.
yeah i mean pretty clearly this is true

presumably the intended solution path is to continue to build the cheapest power plants they can, which mostly appears to be solar and wind per the latest EIA estimates on cost

https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/electricity_generation.php

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Sackgurl
09/01/22 1:28:55 PM
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Cleo_II posted...
Good thing we have solar

unfortunately most solar arrays are plugged into the grid, so in the event of rolling blackouts, the small amount of electricity required to operate your panels will not be supplied, so they cannot generate the larger amount they produce when supplied

having solar is definitely good for your community though! reduces your personal drawing from the grid, since you likely produce more than you use during the 4-9pm hours.

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ellis123
09/01/22 1:31:09 PM
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Also: The heat watch and advisories stretch from Arizona to .

SMAL is in tatters.

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Cocytus
09/01/22 1:52:22 PM
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Cleo_II posted...
Good thing we have solar
Do you have a battery to store and use the power from the solar panels?
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Cheater87
09/01/22 1:54:42 PM
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So BOTH California and Texas have failing power grids?

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Cocytus
09/01/22 1:56:36 PM
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Cheater87 posted...
So BOTH California and Texas have failing power grids?
Yeah, but recently Texas had some good news about how the grid held up during the hottest parts of the summer, citing improvements made since the winter blackouts of 2021.
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Mezcla
09/01/22 2:16:06 PM
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Mia_K97 posted...
Reddit is complaining about blackouts right now
im literally in california

no problem.

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Homeless_Waifu
09/01/22 2:20:21 PM
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In Highland park...
There's like a row of some fairly large solar panels on top of some hills near the arroyo seco river.

Not saying a power outage couldn't happen, that part of Los Angeles simply has solar panels

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ellis123
09/01/22 2:23:30 PM
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Mezcla posted...
im literally in california

no problem.
You aren't supposed to act like TC has any form of point. Just look at the blackout map, find out that they're trolling, and start to @ mods to try and get this actually moderared.

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RchHomieQuanChi
09/01/22 2:27:40 PM
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Folks want places like New York and California to be as shitty as red states soooo bad lmao

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Makeveli_lives
09/01/22 2:28:36 PM
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Good luck out there @jeffhardyb0yz

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CableZL
09/01/22 2:32:08 PM
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https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-california-vpp-virtual-power-plant-california-heat-wave/

One thing that's interesting about California's power grid these days is that hundreds of home owners have Tesla powerwalls. They've been running the virtual power plant program where they can have those hundreds of homes supply power to the grid if they opt in. In the most recent event, they supplied about 20mW of power to the grid from people's homes.

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Lil_Bit83
09/01/22 2:33:56 PM
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What this actually means: We'll have rolling blackouts and are being asked to conserve electricity.

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Northlane
09/01/22 3:25:53 PM
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No blackouts yet but I'm expecting some over the weekend

Gonna be triple digits everywhere for like 4 days straight

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eggcorn
09/01/22 3:34:51 PM
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california shills are the fucking worst.

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TaylorHeinicke
09/01/22 3:39:19 PM
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eggcorn posted...
california shills are the fucking worst.
Accurate

The reality is, it's probably awesome if you make at least $300k. Below that, it's just not worth it.

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MedeaLysistrata
09/01/22 4:04:00 PM
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I don't get why people are leaving California for other hot places.

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Monolith1676
09/01/22 6:24:34 PM
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California has poor planning.

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eggcorn
09/02/22 2:31:23 AM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/7/6/AAcTOIAADoPs.jpg

https://twitter.com/ShellenbergerMD/status/1565026009497227264?t=X0ffXkXJjXt7DUsmHqMumQ&s=01

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eggcorn
09/02/22 10:27:24 PM
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BearlyWilling posted...
yes that still is a good thing
not if you don't have power

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KiwiTerraRizing
09/02/22 10:28:28 PM
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Midwest baby, plenty of water and electricity

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TaylorHeinicke
09/04/22 8:32:48 AM
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KiwiTerraRizing posted...
Midwest baby, plenty of water and electricity
Yessir

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ViewtifulGrave
09/04/22 9:42:38 AM
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Humble_Novice posted...
I live in California and so far there are no blackouts as far as I can tell.
Yeah I live in the IE there havent been any blackouts.

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Vicious_Dios
09/04/22 9:46:02 AM
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Well damn...

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