Nowcasting for Green Urban Metabolism by Sustainably Innovate
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Semi-Finalist Evaluation
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An interesting idea that is worth flushing out. There needs to be a more quantitative study and more thorough description of how to analyze certain behaviors to show a causal effect with energy supply demand.
However, the fundamental premise of the proposal is questionable. Power plants are designed to follow the load. They will automatically ramp up or down depending on the demand for energy at any particular point in time. When an unusually large drop in demand occurs, such as when a transmission line fails, power plants will automatically trip. At any one point in time, the energy generated by power stations is exactly equal to the energy being used by consumers and, in some cases, by utility owned energy storage devices.
This does not mean that more effective tools for predicting short (consumer side), and especially, long term, power needs would not be useful. However, it means that these tools will not allow utilities to reduce energy production in the manner suggested.
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