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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 12 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

The lights in Time Square represent base load, as they are always on

That's not what base load means. Base loads are loads that you cannot turn off without putting the safety and well being of people in jeopardy. The hospital is a base load. Telecommunications is a base load. Traffic lights are base loads. The subway is a base load. Water and sweage pumps are base loads. Lights in a dark tunnel or underground space are base loads. Turning off any of these will have a significant detrimental effect to the population. Billboards and decorative lights are not base loads, keeping them on is a choice, not a necessity. What detrimental effect does turning them off have?

[–] frisbird@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Sure. It's intermediate load. You're correct. It doesn't change the argument. But I appreciate the adherence to the correct use of technical terminology