Negative midday power prices across much of the western US--
brought you you by mild spring demand, strong renewable output, and inflexible fossil generation!
Anyone in US electricity circles knows the (continental) US is served by three separate grids: eastern, western, and Texan. Did you know that for a while the US operated as one large grid? Great history on development of the interconnected system(s). ieeexplore.ieee.org/document…
Once again I keep telling you that EVs do not cost more ,they are PRICED higher. Western OEMs are trying to price them as premium products. Also ICEs are priced lower as loss leaders often because money is made on service. Not the same with EVs
electrek.co/2024/03/06/byd-l…