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A Cool Idea

Submitted by Tully on Sun, 02/11/2007 - 9:55pm

I really like the way this guy thinks.

Fridges could save power for a rainy day:
Turning off cold storage could buffer the electricity grid.

The idea seems simple. Say you lowered the temperature of all large coldstores in Europe by just 1°C during the night when electricity demand is low, then let it rise 1°C by switching them off during the day when demand is at peak. The net effect would be that the warehouses would act as as batteries — potentially storing 50,000 megawatt-hours of energy — and the food wouldn't melt.

Work smart, not hard.

[Hat tip to Glenn Reynolds. When does he sleep?]

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