We have this in CA. I have Tesla batteries and they promote wanting me to enroll my batteries into a larger grid so their capacity can be used during higher load events.
I thought it was a novel idea when I heard about it.
Tesla Electric customers report making as much as $150 a day: <a href="https://electrek.co/2023/07/05/tesla-electric-customers-report-making-150-day/" rel="nofollow">https://electrek.co/2023/07/05/tesla-electric-customers-repo...
Be more explicit. What is wrong with this? It's not all the time, it's only in times of extreme need.
Variable pricing like this enables all sorts of cost saving technologies that bring down the cost of the grid and generating power for everyone, by spending a lot for a very short time, instead of building tons of extra large assets that sit mostly idle.
If somebody is providing a service that operates on the whole sale market, they deserve to get paid like all the other generators that are helping to keep the grid running in these times of need.
whartung · · focus · HN ↗
I thought it was a novel idea when I heard about it.
thelastgallon · · focus · HN ↗
senectus1 · · focus · HN ↗
it shouldnt be celebrated.
beering · · focus · HN ↗
senectus1 · · focus · HN ↗
epistasis · · focus · HN ↗
Variable pricing like this enables all sorts of cost saving technologies that bring down the cost of the grid and generating power for everyone, by spending a lot for a very short time, instead of building tons of extra large assets that sit mostly idle.
If somebody is providing a service that operates on the whole sale market, they deserve to get paid like all the other generators that are helping to keep the grid running in these times of need.
thelastgallon · · focus · HN ↗
Not only do peaker plants make the most bucks/KWH, but they increase prices for all generation because of how auctions operate.