Lots of interesting news today

mommucked said:
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Pro-Palestinian protesters block downtown Raleigh streets

More than 150 people blocked the streets in downtown Raleigh on Sunday as part of a pro-Palestinian protest.
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There is a solution for that.
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zuke said:
Should open a coffee shop next to it that only sells decaf...
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Rather than creating a overpriced 'juice water' store, I would rather have seen all the bars in a town do a collaboration to create a mocktail menu.
That said, may be an excellent business idea in certain locations
 
ckruzer said:
Rather than creating a overpriced 'juice water' store, I would rather have seen all the bars in a town do a collaboration to create a mocktail menu.
That said, may be an excellent business idea in certain locations
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zuke said:
Should open a coffee shop next to it that only sells decaf...
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Seems like a place for people who can’t control themselves… I mean I could go into a bar and drink a Pepsi.
 
Noel said:
Seems like a place for people who can’t control themselves… I mean I could go into a bar and drink a Pepsi.
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Who said the people are going because they can't control themselves?

There are a lot of people that like the taste of fancy drinks but don't want the alcohol for a number of reasons (sobriety might be one, but allergies, personal choice, the way it makes them feel, etc). I think it might struggle to make money in the long term (expensive rent in that area), but I think it's awesome to have the option for people that want it. Plus you don't have to deal with any drunk idiot there also!
 
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WJHL

An upcoming guest speaker event at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) featuring Kyle Rittenhouse is causing controversy on campus.
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benXJ said:
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Rise in Carolinas’ electric usage 8 times higher than predicted in 2022, Duke Energy says

Duke Energy is making plans to meet a sharp, unexpected growth in North Carolina's electric usage.
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No way the grossly high paid people in charge didn't know an extra 2 million people and countless new large businesses would be sucking up electricity at a fast rate?
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These are non congruent units:
“the rate of growth for Duke Energy's electric usage load is currently 8 times higher than the peak load projected in 2022.”

Was it just a bad projection for 2022?

Are we talking 0.01% vs 0.08% growth? Or 10% load vs 80% load? Huge difference, but exactly the journalism I’d expect from WRAL.
 
jeepinmatt said:
These are non congruent units:
“the rate of growth for Duke Energy's electric usage load is currently 8 times higher than the peak load projected in 2022.”

Was it just a bad projection for 2022?

Are we talking 0.01% vs 0.08% growth? Or 10% load vs 80% load? Huge difference, but exactly the journalism I’d expect from WRAL.
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Rate of growth. Public company. You can expect they forecast 10% growth, minimum.

WFH plays into it, electrification of everything, IOT and of course....the elephants in the room. EV and home BESS....plus ever bigger houses requiring more electricity.
 
Ron said:
Rate of growth. Public company. You can expect they forecast 10% growth, minimum.

WFH plays into it, electrification of everything, IOT and of course....the elephants in the room. EV and home BESS....plus ever bigger houses requiring more electricity.
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but the high paid big brains didn't see it coming?

hey....100,000 people are moving here a year.....you think more electricity will be used?!?!

hey mr. planner.....VINFAST and Wolfspeed are building massive new facilties......you think they will need power too??!!!
 
Ron said:
Rate of growth. Public company. You can expect they forecast 10% growth, minimum.

WFH plays into it, electrification of everything, IOT and of course....the elephants in the room. EV and home BESS....plus ever bigger houses requiring more electricity.
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Damn, if only there was a way homeowners could pay a fixed cost to lock in recurring production of electricity at their point of use and rely less or not at all on the communal electrical grid and increasing energy costs. 🤔
 
Southern_Transplant said:
Damn, if only there was a way homeowners could pay a fixed cost to lock in recurring production of electricity at their point of use and rely less or not at all on the communal electrical grid and increasing energy costs. 🤔
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Tell me more....
95%+ uptime?
Affordable?
Eco-friendly?
Last for 50+ years?
Generates very little waste in its overall lifecycle?
Let me guess, you have a Tesla and solar panels? :p
 
jeepinmatt said:
Tell me more....
95%+ uptime?
Affordable?
Eco-friendly?
Last for 50+ years?
Generates very little waste in its overall lifecycle?
Let me guess, you have a Tesla and solar panels? :p
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What would be REALLY awesome is if you could sucker the feds to give you back some of your tax dollars to cover 30% of the installation costs. :D
 
Southern_Transplant said:
What would be REALLY awesome is if you could sucker the feds to give you back some of your tax dollars to cover 30% of the installation costs. :D
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Ultimately what’s the life expectancy of said panels, and what do you do after they are bad. I’m 100% against screwing anything to my roof that I just paid 7k to have covered. But I could see a corner of the property having them or something like that.
 
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