Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power
www.theguardian.com
With a summer glut on cards, customers are being urged to use more energy when renewables are abundant
    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Kind of amazing how cheap wind and solar are when they scale up to create periods when markets don’t set prices based on fossil fuel costs.

  • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I don’t have a dishwasher or a car. There is also no financial incentive to do this for many people. Not sure if there are many loads I could move to a different time of day really, maybe washing machine but I dry clothes outside so I run it at a time that optimises drying time.

    • silence7@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      If you have an electrical hot water heater, you can put it on a timer.

      People who are already living low-energy lifestyles can’t shift as much demand, but enough can to make it a big deal