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Originally Posted by ken0042
From a green perspective, by me providing solar at a time when demand is high- if enough of us do it, that may eliminate the need to fire up an extra coal furnace.
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In most electricity markets, peak demand is in the late afternoon to mid-evening. Ontario for example:
http://www.ieso.ca/Pages/Power-Data/default.aspx
Alberta doesn't have the same pronounced curve, but looking at the historical grid data from
http://ets.aeso.ca/, Alberta's peak demand is still usually in the 5-7PM range and that Alberta's demand is pretty consistent throughout the day and night.