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pro_grammer@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy

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Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy

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pro_grammer@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago
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For about one hour late Friday, day-ahead prices on ERCOT's website jumped as high as $688 per MWh.
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    and many trees to grow with vigour

    Not so vigorous when climate change causes a massive drought.

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      They have 591 km of coastline.

      lots of salt water + lots of solar energy = lots of desalinated water

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        What do you do with all the leftover toxic brine?

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          Presumably it’s toxic mostly because of the concentration of salt.

          If it can’t be used—and up north salt is used in winter for roads—it can be cleaned a bit, diluted with more seawater and discharged back into the ocean.

          ((the brine of 1 mass unit of seawater that’s been desalinated) + 20 units of regular seawater) ÷ 20 = 20 units of 5% saltier seawater discharged

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            You make it sound so safe and easy. It isn’t.

            https://archive.ph/V64Cq

            https://www.sciencenews.org/article/desalination-pours-more-toxic-brine-ocean-previously-thought

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              What is their ratios-of-brine to seawater do they use?

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                It’s nice that you think you, without any experience in the matter, can solve problems with desalination that engineers in the field can’t, but I doubt you are actually able to.

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