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Old 01-14-2024, 10:36 AM   #4281
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Originally Posted by Acey View Post
I was reading alot about this last night as well, that this is in fact what saved the grid last night... not the lights downtown. Not sure I'm ready to believe that people turning off their porch lights wasn't the solution, though.
Probably didn't hurt, probably needed a little more because the big guys shutting in at these temps could be devastating so a bunch probably said they cannot shut in.

There are other things like load shedding, where you can shed load when pricing gets high. Usually do that if the cost of power is more than the widgets/gas being produced.

I was told pulp mills are some of the biggest users, they can do without making paper for a couple hours twice a year.
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