Ten years ago, at pei.consuming.ca, I released a web app that displayed the current Prince Edward Island electricity load, and the proportion of that load being met by wind energy generation.
Ten years later, the app is still there, recently updated to include generation from local solar and diesel plants, and energy imported by submarine cable.
What once looked like this:
Now looks like this:
The app pulls data from the Province of PEI, and from the New Brunswick System Operator, and is updated every 15 minutes.
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It seems like the sources…
It seems like the sources would add to 100% or less, but they add to more. Is the surplus a purchase of fuel to replenish reserves? Battery charging? Or am I reading too much into it somehow?
I've enjoyed having access…
I've enjoyed having access to the information but I am puzzled as I note that frequently the totals add up to more than 100%. This isn't a rounding error as it is often more than 110%.
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