Energy Producer

Also anyone worried about CO2 has not thought very hard about it

Intermittent energy and storage helping keep ERCOT functioning https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ercot-successfully-navigates-heat-wave-new-peak-demand-record/725197/

Reliable power supply is finite so number go up too

Criticism and destruction are a lazy man’s favorite form of action

All power plants are intermittent, it’s just to what degree, which is why a diverse fuel mix of distributed generators on the grid makes the most sense to ensure a low cost reliable future https://m.startribune.com/xcels-prairie-island-nuclear-plant-will-be-out-of-commission-until-january/600321701/

Building > Complaining

They are using facial recognition to arrest people? I hoped we were years away from this https://www.insider.com/woman-sues-detroit-alleges-falsely-arrested-pregnant-facial-recognition-2023-8

Family > Bitcoin > Everything Else

Generate your own energy

“Perpetual & ever accelerating wealth inequality built into the system which will end up tearing society apart: ‘The outcome is that the debt payments and bailouts are really mutualized amongst the 99% while the 1% asset holders see the value of their assets rise’ The middle class has been shrinking as a result of this for decades & it keeps getting worse not better. While many are distracted by political culture wars to vent their discontentments most people are missing the real monetary war that has been unleashed on them over which they have no control & currently have no democratic option to change. Both parties benefit from this as the larger population remains woefully ignorant as to the causes of these trends that are hurting their life prospects. This monetary war is what the focus should be on, this war should be on the forefront of media and debates for collective awareness of the implications is the only way to bring about change & identify workable solutions.” -Sven H Is he on NOSTR?

Solar and wind generation technologies are winning because of the economic value they bring to the grid. They displace a portion of 1950s era design that is extremely expensive. Has nothing to do with CO2. You think 70GW (~$70B worth of projects) are deploying capital in Texas alone because of CO2?

Let’s go Loons!

If you want to understand power/energy markets, start with the Federal Power Act. Eventuality it will be less relevant but it’s challenging to see the evolution of the grid if you don’t know how it got there.

#[0] where’s your lighting link? I want to send some sats to test

The electric power grid (US at least) has so much opportunity because decentralizing technologies are breaking centralized structures, creating competition where before there was none, for the essential service of modern society. Like Nostr to communication, bitcoin to money, distributed generation (mainly photovoltaics + storage) is to electricity. Though regulators are quick to point out regulated markets have faired better over last 20 years than deregulated markets prices to resist change, the opportunity ahead in regulated markets will only funnel those benefits to the centralized monopoly shareholders being regulated, not the ratepayers (citizens). Regulated markets should embrace competition or if they can’t reduce the scope of the regulated areas. The opportunity ahead are clear and should be shared. Deregulated markets will prove that at scale renewables will cause wholesale prices to trend towards their opex cost, which will be equipment maintenance, or almost nothing. By then it will be too late for regulated markets to remove the monopoly grip of the obvious benefits.