Instead of an afternoon to evening light schedule, I am switching to an AM to PM light schedule. Ive been working from home for the past 8 years, so I have the ability to see my tank during the day.
It's not about climate change. More about stability of the grid. 4-9p is the new peak demand hours when solar is no longer available. Utilities have to rely on other means of generation and imports to meet demand. With the fires in Oregon, we arent able to consistently get the 5 GW of imported electricity. If another transmission line went down and/or a power plant has to shut down (N-1 or N-2), there's a high possibility that capacity will not be able to meet demand, especially when everywhere outside of SF is 100-116 F.
Let's say someone's grandparents rely on some sort of life support system that requires electricity and there's a rolling black out. If 5 million households saved 100W for 1 hr, it can be the difference between a rolling black out or not. That's why I bother. Saving a couple of bucks is a byproduct.
And I dont want to detract from my tank diary so if you want to continue this conversations, just text me man lol.