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Middle-Class-Dad t1_ixdijfb wrote

Reply to comment by eddie964 in Happy Eversource-giving Everyone by cryptocratic7

How do you produce solar power during the winter when days are short and highest demand is at night?

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hamhead t1_ixdt5xg wrote

That’s not really relevant. Solar isn’t the only power source. But it does help reduce the need for others.

Gas isn’t going away in the foreseeable future. But other types of power production can reduce the need for it, especially at off peak times.

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TituspulloXIII t1_ixenqz4 wrote

Highest demand isn't at night, it's still during the day.

And any extra solar produced that could help turn down gas power plants means pipelines can get a "break" during the day and help fill up storage rather than everything being used.

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