Power generation capacity by source in the western US

jetsetdorito, 10 months ago (edited 10 months ago)

In central CA we’re paying up to like $0.50 per kWh 🥲

k3yword, 10 months ago

I pay .15$, but I’m also in the middle of nowhere OK.

KuchiKopi, 10 months ago

Similar for me in the upper midwest.

NAS89, 10 months ago

Yeah, it’s killing me slowly. I can’t afford solar, I keep my AC at 78 during the day when I’m home and off entirely overnight, I never turn lights on in the house, and I cook only with natural gas or charcoal and I’m still facing $400/mo from May to October.

I hit the “peak billing rate” for PG&E on the third day of the billing cycle each month and they say I just need to fork over cash for solar or reduce my energy further.

I just need a few more years off on my mortgage and I’m going to have to sell and move back to the Southeast, I guess.

Hello_there, 10 months ago

I don't know how we haven't just passed a voter initiatives to get rid of pge. Enough people claim to hate them but we can't make any changes

jrs100000, 10 months ago

Is there a reason Hoover dam isn’t on there? With a capacity of around 2000MW it should be a pretty big circle, but it isn’t even listed in the drop down menus.

curiousaur, 10 months ago

Have you seen it lately? The Colorado River barely even reaches it anymore. The reservoir is like 300 feet lower than it was designed to run at.

jrs100000, 10 months ago

As of July 2023 production is down 35%, but its definitely still operating and producing significant amounts of power.

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kersploosh, 10 months ago

Good catch. That’s a major omission. I don’t know why it isn’t included.

kersploosh, 10 months ago

Glenn Canyon Dam is missing, too.

I emailed the map’s maintainer about the omissions and he said he’ll look into it.

plasticbuddha, 10 months ago

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jrs100000, 10 months ago

Hoover Dam is on the Arizona/Nevada border, not in Washington.