[baroffoos]

Some kind of real time pricing api would do wonders. I wonder how we would solve the issue of having a bunch of devices waiting for the price to drop under $x and as soon as it does all of these scheduled devices kick in to action causing the price to immediately shoot up. Probably need some way to distribute price cheap times so not everyone gets it at the same hour.

[gen3]

Something similar already happens with natural gas in manufacturing. You can either sign a contract to lock in a rate, or pay as the price changes. If you are a factory that makes a good that you can stockpile (like sand), it makes sense to run more in cheaper parts of the year.

(Same thing also happens with iron / steel. I would assume electricity is the same, but I don’t have much knowledge. )