Let’s say in an isolated area there are fifty homes and a power station capable of producing 1500kW per day. Each home consumes 30kW per day on average.
Now explain the following two situations to me like I’m 22.
1. A new home has joined the party. Will the power station be able to supply power to the new house or does it need to be extended its capability? Or an existing home decided to purchase a refrigerator, graphic card or whatever and increased their demand. How will the increased demand be fulfilled?
2. Twenty homes went on a vacation. So, 900kW per day is enough to full fill thirty homes’ needs. But the power station will continue to produce 15000kw as usual. Where will the remaining 600kw go?
I’ve given an analogy of fifty homes with 1500kW but compare the situation with a country. Not every house consumes the same amount of electricity every day. How do the government produce and distribute electricity in an efficient manner? Does electricity get wasted? Where does the extra electricity go? It is obvious that there is no big battery to store em! 🤷🏻♂️
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>Not every house consumes the same amount of electricity every day. How do the government produce and distribute electricity in an efficient manner? Does electricity get wasted? Where does the extra electricity go? It is obvious that there is no big battery to store em
Grid operators have personnel who forecasts electricity demand of all the consumers as a whole. This makes sure that the electricity generated by the power companies is close enough to the demand. The grid operator plans how much electricity to be requested from the power plant, which in turn gets transmitted to the distribution companies towards the consumer.
Since the power plant charges the same amount for the generated power requested regardless of the demand, it is up to the grid operator to ensure that the generated electricity would be used with the least wastage as possible.
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