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0 pointsdylan6041y ago0 comments

> Probably the daytime temps in Texas right now drove the high solar production and high demand.

Probably?

> High temps usually mean clear, sunny days and everyone huddling near an air con.

Or all of those mandatory RTO forcing large open spaced cubicle farms to run AC in a building made of glass. Not sure of the image you have in your head being the reverse of homeless huddled around a barrel fire.

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__MatrixMan__1y ago

Higher temperatures mean less efficient panels. The best day for solar is very bright and very cold.

jhayward1y ago

RTO is actually energy positive from a heating/cooling point of view (i.e., excluding transportation). People set their home HVAC to "away" to reduce use, and the central HVAC systems found in commercial buildings are far more efficient than home systems.

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