Re: A research team has managed to coordinate 100 domestic air conditioners to stabilise the power grid in real time, as if they were a flexible power plant.

On 15/06/2025 9:53 am, john larkin wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:01:50 -0700, KevinJ93 <kevin_es@whitedigs.com>
wrote:
 

On 6/14/25 2:17 PM, john larkin wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:15:40 -0700, John Robertson <jrr@flippers.com>
wrote:
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On 2025-06-14 8:50 a.m., john larkin wrote:

On Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:14:48 +0200, "Carlos E.R."
<robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

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It can be dynamic. It doesn't have to be all the time.
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PG&E operates a system they call SmartAC where they can remotely control
the temperature of the air-conditioning to reduce grid stress to move
consumption to times of less stress.
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They will only do this during certain hours. In return the user gets
some benefits.

 Sure. As the sun goes down and the wind doesn't blow, turn everybody's
a/c off. That's better than rolling blackouts.

John Larkin does like to simplify issues down to a level that even he can understand. Turning everybody's a/c down a bit, rather than turning them off, is too subtle for him to comprehend.
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Bill Sloman, Sydney