this post was submitted on 09 Apr 2024
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I dont get the argument about hydrogen not being effective and too much energy going to waste in its production, when we have to stop wind turbines during windy seasons because they generated too much electricity that what can be sold. If we have too much electricity. We can store it in hydrogen and dont mind how much goes to waste. It would be wasted anyway
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There conclusion is shit, but doesn't the electrical grid require the amount generate and consumed to be effectively the same? I could see the difference being more of an issue as renewable become more prevalent, and we unfortunately cannot just turn off the sun when we don't need it.
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Get on half hourly tariff if you can (example for the UK is Octopus Agile).
As long as you don't concentrate your usage between 4pm and 7pm, it saves a shitload of money over a regular tariff. The other day, they paid me to put the washing machine on.
Post scarcity has been true since the dawn of the agricultural revolution.