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by troupo 710 days ago
> Well the people who run grids keep suggesting that it'll help them make better use of their grid assets

Do they? Or are they also concerned about the increasing strain on grid infra, especially due to the fact that so many energy sources are now intermittent?

> which if it goes up will cause some unspecified calamity?

It's not an unspecified calamity. Failure modes for grids are known.

> Well, I suppose it's consistently pro-fossil fuels.

Funny how you accuse others of making mad takes while keeping doing one mad take after another