Also, if we want to be pedantic...
That green line actually is ver, which stands for Variable Energy Resources
So some of it is solar, but let's be honest. There hasn't been much sunshine the last few days.
"Around 30-40% of energy generated (versus energy used) has come from wind power. "
***("...IN THE LAST FEW DAYS..." I MEANT TO HAVE THAT SENTENCE IN THERE)***
It has also been real windy the past few days, so that helps. We still need more storage capacity (pumped hydro, batteries, etc).
Anyways, I thought this was neat, I hope you did too.
...end nerd-out...
#bpa #windpower #renewables #energy #pnw
Around 30-40% of energy generated (versus energy used) has come from wind power.
It's crazy how much wind capacity has been installed in the PNW during the past decade. Almost 3x as much power is coming from wind than from nuclear.
And only 2% is coming from fossil fuels or biomass.
A graph showing BPA Balancing load versus generation. Since Sunday the load has averaged between ~6000 to 8250 MW. During that time, about the same amount of energy has come from hydroelectric. About 3000 MW has come from Wind Power. Around 1100 MW has come from Nuclear Power, and around 200MW has come from fossil fuel and boiomass.
Gonna nerd out for a second... The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) handles electricity generation for much of the Pacific Northwest.
Man. It'd be so much cheaper just to run fiber everywhere.
I have this issue on Reddit
He's mad that SpaceX will lose their lunar lander contract because Starship keeps failing to hit demonstration targets.
"OMG, you are so dramatic!"
Cartoon by @pizzacakecomic.bsky.social
Stocks soar on 2-week postponement of Armageddon.
It’s probably nothing. 🤡
@dkthomp.bsky.social
Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.
The Artemis II mission seems good because it is.
People seem excited by it because they are.
It looks like a testament to the value of teamwork because it needs many people working together to succeed, and it’s succeeding.
One of the best things about this is how straightforward it is. Authentic.
This is just so damn cool
That's home. That's us.
This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew.
Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right.
Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman
The cognitive dissonance...
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
The FCC has banned all new foreign-made routers unless they get an exemption from the Pentagon or DHS
This is precisely how a government sets up the framework to install a backdoor, create a firewall, and switch off the internet when it's convenient for them.
Disney is reportedly exiting the deal it signed with OpenAI, in which it pledged to invest $1 billion in the company and agreed to license some of its characters for use in Sora
New Hubble Space Telescope observations reveal 25 years of the Crab Nebula's supernova expansion
By tracking its expansion over a 25-year period and comparing old data with a fresh image, astronomers have been able to measure the relentless growth of the supernova's aftermath.
genuinely why does anyone report anything he says at all as if it means anything still
OK, so it’s official from the President of the United States when someone you don’t like dies it’s OK to say “I’m glad he’s dead” we got it in writing folks
THREAD: Cherise Doyley was in her 12th hour of contractions at the hospital when a tablet was brought to her bedside.
On the screen was a Zoom call with a judge and several lawyers and doctors.
She was in court, a nurse told her. The reason? For failing to agree to a C-section.
@TheChiefNerd SAM ALTMAN: "We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter."
i don’t know how this is supposed to work in terms of intelligence but whatever these guys do is taking stuff that is not theirs to take and then sell it for the highest possible price
electricity water clean air knowledge
you name it
they should be treated like the common thieves they are
Idea: mandatory retirement age for Congress equivalent to the average U.S. life expectancy (79) so they actually care about improving it.
Thank you, Merrick Garland
I really want to know who the 3% of people that like Ted Cruz are
SHOULD THE U.S BLOT OUT THE SUN AND USHER IN AN AGE OF ETERNAL DARKNESS? - Gallup 2/20/26-3/5/26
NO - 41%
YES - 38%
UNSURE - 21%
