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Originally Posted by Danimal16 View Post
Are you assuming that there is excess grid capacity at night?
David works for a major producer. He's not really assuming anything, I don't think.

But yes, most of the time, far less electricity is used at night than during the day.

That's why you find a lot of electric companies advertising free nights and that sort of thing. Not only is there less demand at night, but it's actually cheaper at night too.
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