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Originally posted by Acgm:
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Almost ... have a little read about aluminium smelting (which is a very significant user of electricity) and what happens when pot lines are taken “offline”. Basically the massive amounts of electricity they were using are an oversupply in the grid which can NOT just be taken up by other demand - also the supply is so significant that it can’t be just “turned up or turned down” at the generator. Often there is some facility built elsewhere in the grid which intentionally is “turned on” to soak up that excess production. To make it more efficient usually that “soak” is something like a water storage facility pumping water to a more elevated position. Later, once the pot line is back in production, the “soak” can be released to provide extra demand in the grid as it arises. Effectively a “snowy hydro 2” type situation.
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Explain to me how a EV that's plugged in already serves as a diversion point.
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