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Small-Scale Question Sunday for November 27, 2022

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"100% green power" is nonsense marketing, because electricity on a grid is the ultimate fungible commodity. During periods of high load, your marginal watts are being generated by a simple cycle gas turbine just like everywhere else, but you pay an extra indulgence fee to be told it was "net green."

Avoiding use (especially during high load periods) is the only way to do anything about that.