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39% of all electric cars in the US are in CA
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:31 am
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:31 am
Is the energy shortage there due to a heatwave or the influx of electric cars?
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Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:31 am to Jax-Tiger
It’s due to stupidity.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:32 am to Jax-Tiger
And what percentage of imbeciles?
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:32 am to Jax-Tiger
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Is the energy shortage there due to a heatwave or the influx of electric cars?
I think you know the answer. My neighbor works for Entergy and he has told me that the grid in La would have serious issues in its current state if electric cars increased by a decent amount especially in the summer when the grid is taxed already bc of the AC demand.
This post was edited on 9/7/22 at 6:34 am
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:37 am to STEVED00
Cali screwed themselves when they started shutting down power plants, (nukes and gas) and not replacing them
this is a decades long trainwreck in the making,
even without the EV's, they were way out of control even in the 80's,
population increasing + no new plants = stupidity at it's finest
this is a decades long trainwreck in the making,
even without the EV's, they were way out of control even in the 80's,
population increasing + no new plants = stupidity at it's finest
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:37 am to STEVED00
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My neighbor works for Entergy and he has told me that the grid in La would have serious issues in its current state if electric cars increased to 30% of all vehicles.
California, while it has 39% of all of the nation's electric vehicles, still has fewer than 10% EV as a whole. Last year, EVs made up only 7% of new car sales in CA. If these EVs are stressing the system, imagine what increasing the number by 10 fold will do.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:43 am to Jax-Tiger
"When Keeping It Woke Goes Wrong"
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:52 am to Jax-Tiger
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California, while it has 39% of all of the nation's electric vehicles, still has fewer than 10% EV as a whole. Last year, EVs made up only 7% of new car sales in CA. If these EVs are stressing the system, imagine what increasing the number by 10 fold will do.
Which makes the tens of billions in Fed incentives to buy EV so very sensible and forward thinking.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:54 am to STEVED00
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My neighbor works for Entergy and he has told me that the grid in La would have serious issues in its current state if electric cars increased by a decent amount especially in the summer when the grid is taxed already bc of the AC demand.
This is a random but related question. I recently got a "soft start" installed on my 4 ton AC unit. The little I know about it is that instead of sucking a massive amount of energy down to my house just to jump start my blower and AC unit, it soft starts the AC unit and slowly ramps up power and then starts.
It was purchased and installed so my portable generator can power my AC unit in times of power outages and hurricanes, etc.
1) I believe this lowers the load on the power companies (in my instance, Entergy), so if the Gov't wants to do good and be green, why aren't these mandatory on AC units nationwide?
2) Is there a similar concept for EV car plugins? Seems like that would help reduce the load just like my AC unit.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 6:55 am to Jax-Tiger
Yes
Posted on 9/7/22 at 7:40 am to DoubleDown
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1) I believe this lowers the load on the power companies (in my instance, Entergy), so if the Gov't wants to do good and be green, why aren't these mandatory on AC units nationwide?
While it is helpful on much larger motors (think several 100s to 1,000s of HP) it’s there just so the voltage doesn’t dip to a level which trips off your generator during startup or other sensitive loads on your system.
This post was edited on 9/7/22 at 7:56 am
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:21 am to STEVED00
Sorry, I retired from Entergy recently. Whoever told you that is delusional. We have two large reactors feeding our grid running on average of 30 percent output. We make so much power that we sell some of it to neighboring states. Because of constant hurricanes we have a very fortified infrastructure and Entergy is well known nation wide as one of the best energy management companies.
Both reactors, Star Hill, Taff Louisiana are both very capable of supplying half the country with power. Both are some of the largest reactors in the country.
Because we feed most of the nation oil from Pot Fourchon Louisiana, our grid is one of the most important aspects of Port Fourchon.
Both reactors, Star Hill, Taff Louisiana are both very capable of supplying half the country with power. Both are some of the largest reactors in the country.
Because we feed most of the nation oil from Pot Fourchon Louisiana, our grid is one of the most important aspects of Port Fourchon.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:23 am to LRB1967
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And what percentage of imbeciles?
About 98%
I now despise Tesla and their owners
All libs, antifa looking dudes, and cat owning females
Sitting at the charging station at like 6am for over 30mins
Im buying a V8 just to protest
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:24 am to Jax-Tiger
A Brave New World.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:52 am to Oneulus
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Sorry, I retired from Entergy recently. Whoever told you that is delusional. We have two large reactors feeding our grid running on average of 30 percent output
Now do infrastructure carrying the additional electricity needed to the whole state.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:57 am to Enadious
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Now do infrastructure carrying the additional electricity needed to the whole state.
There's two parking spots at Whole Foods and two spots across from Serop's in downtown Baton Rouge. That's all I got
Posted on 9/7/22 at 8:59 am to dr
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(nukes and gas)
The cleanest and safest power on the planet!
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:18 am to Oneulus
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Because we feed most of the nation oil from Pot Fourchon Louisiana, our grid is one of the most important aspects of Port Fourchon.
I was told the same thing from an engineer I know at Entergy. He said we have so many startup motors in industry we the best infrastructure in the country.
This post was edited on 9/7/22 at 11:21 am
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:27 am to Oneulus
Gotcha. I thought it was not necessarily that they didn’t have enough power but that they would struggle get the power to the end user. If I’m wrong then I’m wrong.
Posted on 9/7/22 at 9:29 am to loogaroo
This, but a heatwave is the next best reason.
They’ve had rolling blackouts in the state regularly for 20+ years. Enron got as big as it did in part because Cali having to buy energy from other markets opened it up to manipulation by traders.
If you can’t produce your own power, you are stuck buying it on the spot market past a point. If your demand increases, that means prices spike.
They’ve had rolling blackouts in the state regularly for 20+ years. Enron got as big as it did in part because Cali having to buy energy from other markets opened it up to manipulation by traders.
If you can’t produce your own power, you are stuck buying it on the spot market past a point. If your demand increases, that means prices spike.
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