Comment on Why crypto could be green power's unlikely new best friend
python@programming.dev 7 months ago
Oh hey, that’s my specialization! I’m a programmer working on software for energy providers to control the power grid (both electric and gas), manage and plan incoming/outgoing energy as well as perform the legally required communications related to those tasks (calculations, reclamations etc.)
Long story short: this is a bullshit take. While yes, solar power does produce “too much” energy at certain times, most if not all countries in the world are still reliant on non-renewable energy during the night. The solution is not to piss away the solar power, it’s to store it for when it is needed.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 7 months ago
Oddly enough, here in the UK prices tend to go negative at night on windy days. I make more money storing that and selling it back to the grid later by force charging/discharging my solar batteries than I ever would through crypto mining
eskimofry@lemm.ee 7 months ago