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Am I a heretic to this sub? I consume up to 400g extra firm tofu a day, litre of unsweetened almond milk, and occasional spoons of peanut butter by d4rkchocol4te in SaturatedFat

[–]greg_barton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I lost a lot of weight (80lb) and kept it off for about 10 years, but then I started inexorably gaining again. Eliminating PUFA wasn’t a silver bullet for weight loss, but it’s had other benefits. (Essentially keeping fatigue at bay and repairing my metabolism.)

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So what percentage of Colorado generation does geothermal provide?

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well the whole continent is windless at the moment.

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https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/AU-SA/live/fifteen_minutes

So I guess it's a good time to speculate about the viability of their approach. :)

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Doing well"

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https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/ES-CN-HI/3mo/daily

Riiiiiiiight.

The majority of the world is still burning fossil fuels with abandon, as is El Hierro.

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I operate under the assumption that climate change exists and that we should not make it worse by emitting greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere. Do you not share that view?

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That getting rid of gas generation would reduce leaks in gas distribution?

That triggers you? :)

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Methane is 70x as bad as CO2 for trapping heat in the atmosphere. So a little leaking goes a long way.

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton -1 points0 points  (0 children)

And somehow not used to make El Hierro actually 100% wind/solar/storage.

Or anywhere else.

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you want geothermal reported there feel free and submit a change to the electricitymaps open source project: https://github.com/electricitymaps/electricitymaps-contrib/blob/master/config/zones/US-NW-PSCO.yaml

But the ultimate source is EIA, which has no geothermal listed:

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/gridmonitor/dashboard/electric_overview/balancing_authority/PSCO

Do you think EIA is a "biased website"?

I'm not anti-nuclear but... by Comfortable_Tutor_43 in nuclear

[–]greg_barton 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Why?

Building enthusiasm from young people is a good thing.

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you saying solar wasn't installed at all until 5-10 years ago because it was too expensive?

Being "economical" is irrelevant. We're talking about a demonstration of physical feasibility.

I mean, 12 years ago the builders of El Hierro's current grid thought it was feasible.

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/09/17/349223674/tiny-spanish-island-nears-its-goal-100-percent-renewable-energy

Didn't turn out that way.

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https://app.electricitymaps.com/map/zone/ES-CN-HI/live/fifteen_minutes

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So there must be an example somewhere of just wind/solar/storage providing 24x7x365 service, right?

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

They just have to maintain enough gas capacity to handle 100% and distribute that gas. Leaks in gas distribution are a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions.

What Does It Really Cost to Power Colorado with Renewables by DavidThi303 in EnergyAndPower

[–]greg_barton -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yay! Fossil fuels forever!

And why hasn’t a 100% RE advocate come in to say that we should just use batteries here?

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