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These school buses no longer belch pollution. They also give the grid a break. (www.motherjones.com)
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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

Would it help that much on weekdays? It looks like peak loads are right about when the buses would be busy driving. But it would still be usefull for weekends I'd think.

duck curve

Edit: looks like it changes quite a bit seasonally.

Curves

Edit 2: here's solar and wind supply https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268074971_The_New_Hybrid_Model_of_Compressed_Air_for_Stable_Production_of_Wind_Farms

[–] Galapagon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They can recharge mid-day when generation is highest, which helps balance supply, and in theory they could still help in the afternoon after they finish their routes say 5/6pm

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah you'd definitely charge mid day, but you don't need reverse charging for that. I'd think you'd size the battery just large enough for your route. So there wouldn't be much energy left over to put into the grid. Maybe when the bus is new or when they don't need to run the AC or heading you'd be able to put more energy back into the grid?

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