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		ZeroGravitas on June 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The duck in the room – the end of baseload I think it should be mandatory to include the actual demand, as well as the net load on duck curve graphs. And while I'm wishing, showing it for each season would be nice too. It would clear up a lot of unnecessary drama caused mostly by poor information design. edit, Wikipedia does okay with it's two graphics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck_curve

Schroedingersat on June 14, 2023 [–]

Why do that, when you can just present the surplus/deficit coldest-sunniest day in late spring and pretend it is an essential aspect of all renewable generation?

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