Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 3, 2023 Gold Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 Renewables exceed forecasts and provided almost 23% of all electricity used in the US through the first 10 months of 2022. This is just Utility scale and doesn’t include individual/small scale generators. Renewable energy provided almost 23% of US electrical generation during the first 10 months of 2022, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. https://electrek.co/2023/01/02/renewables-us-electricity-oct-2022/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 5 hours ago, BOHICA said: Renewables exceed forecasts and provided almost 23% of all electricity used in the US through the first 10 months of 2022. This is just Utility scale and doesn’t include individual/small scale generators. Renewable energy provided almost 23% of US electrical generation during the first 10 months of 2022, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. https://electrek.co/2023/01/02/renewables-us-electricity-oct-2022/ Do you use a electric bbq ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 3, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, The One said: Do you use an electric bbq ? Both gas and lump charcoal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The One Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, BOHICA said: Both gas and lump charcoal I see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 3, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 6 hours ago, BOHICA said: Renewables exceed forecasts and provided almost 23% of all electricity used in the US through the first 10 months of 2022. This is just Utility scale and doesn’t include individual/small scale generators. Renewable energy provided almost 23% of US electrical generation during the first 10 months of 2022, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data. https://electrek.co/2023/01/02/renewables-us-electricity-oct-2022/ They can make that claim all they want....I'm not buying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Steve753 Posted January 3, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, Highmark said: They can make that claim all they want....I'm not buying it. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 3, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Highmark said: They can make that claim all they want....I'm not buying it. And some don’t buy that the world is a sphere in its shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 3, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 3 minutes ago, BOHICA said: And some don’t buy that the world is a sphere in its shape. Well its not a sphere its technically a irregularly shaped ellipsoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, BOHICA said: And some don’t buy that the world is a sphere in its shape. The problem with electricity is distribution and storage....the transmission losses are never accounted for which is about 12-15% and if you don't transmit it it needs to be stored there currently is no real efficient solution. The ROI on a decent battery set up exceeds what the market will support. When solid state batteries are a thing.....it will make more sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted January 3, 2023 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 Wind turbines run about 30% of the time. Zero chance it produces 10% of our electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 3, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, SkisNH said: The problem with electricity is distribution and storage....the transmission losses are never accounted for which is about 12-15% and if you don't transmit it it needs to be stored there currently is no real efficient solution. The ROI on a decent battery set up exceeds what the market will support. When solid state batteries are a thing.....it will make more sense. Not much transmission loss from my roof to my electrical panel. Always been an advocate for microgrids vs a central sourced generation many miles from the end user. perfect example of microgrid is all the solar/battery microgrids that survived that last huge hurricane without so much as a flicker in their power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Just now, BOHICA said: Not much transmission loss from my roof to my electrical panel. Always been an advocate for microgrids vs a central sourced generation many miles from the end user. perfect example of microgrid is all the solar/battery microgrids that survived that last huge hurricane without so much as a flicker in their power. What would the ROI be if the govt didn't force the utility to buy your excess power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 3, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, SkisNH said: What would the ROI be if the govt didn't force the utility to buy your excess power? Meh. I’d sell my excess to the neighbor at a penny a kwh less than what the utility charges him… Edited January 3, 2023 by BOHICA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkisNH Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 54 minutes ago, BOHICA said: Meh. I’d sell my excess to the neighbor at a penny a kwh less than what the utility charges him… I guess that would work for city dwellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member BOHICA Posted January 3, 2023 Author Gold Member Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, SkisNH said: I guess that would work for city dwellers But my state has rules towards net metering so don’t have to worry about it. They know they need that generation for system reliability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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