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Old 09-28-2017, 11:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
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India farmers say no to 24-hour power

We worry about not being able to charge our EVs. What if we couldn't charge them because we didn't have enough water?
Farmers, in the south of India, are demanding that officials cut the supply of electricity to 9 hours a day. The government was going to supply electricity for 24 hours a day but farmers fear that the ground water supply will not cope. Some farmers may pump water 24 hours a day (currently they can only pump water while they have electricity), and this could exhaust their water supply. Officials have agreed to limit the supply to 12 hours a day!
Looks like a case for investing in a Powerwall!!
In a country, ripe for solar generation, it is Sods Law that they cannot make best use of it.
Scotland could swap them some of our overabundance of water for a little bit of their sunshine.
India farmers say no to 24-hour power - BBC News

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