On Tue, 18 May 2021 17:43:00 +0100, Steve Walker wrote:

On 18/05/2021 17:18, Theo wrote:
Steve Walker wrote:
Those with fewer demands on their time may indeed shift activities,
but those working full time, looking after children/older relatives,
etc. simply don't have the opportunity to match the timing of their
use to pricing.

Which is where home storage starts to become economically viable.
(batteries now approaching $100/kWh, and system costs will come down as
demand rises)

It is all about demand management, by peak pricing, while
simultaneously gouging those unable to make big changes.

If the generation side of things depends on the weather, how do you
expect demand to match supply without some degree of time shifting?
You can't shift the supply, so it needs the demand shifting (either in
consumption or via storage).

We should have built more baseload power stations - particular nuclear.

+1 Preferably based on LFTR technology rather than cold war inspired
designs (although LFTR had also had its origins based on a military need).

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Johnny B Good