From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Geo. wrote:
> "Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote
> in message news:45ce58da{at}w3.nls.net...
>
>> The idea seems simple. Say you lowered the temperature of all large
>> coldstores in Europe by just 1øC during the night when electricity
>> demand is low, then let it rise 1øC 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.
>
> If you are going to spend the money for new controls, why not just spend
> it on more insulation? Reduce the load instead of time shifting it,
> probably have a better payback period as well.
>
> Geo.

Do you mean wrt the coldstores themselves? If so I'll bet they are very
well insulated.


Adam

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