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Many parts of our grid are more efficient when it’s cold. The brownouts in heat waves are caused in part by equipment overheating. For instance power line sags causing discharges to ground. I don’t know the ratio but I wouldn’t be surprised if you can push 10% more power through a cold grid than a hot one.


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