Hypnotized by seasonlity

🫧 Open on Bubbles Long-time reader Chris P. pointed me to this informative blog post by the Energy Institute at Haas ( link ) that compares different ways to plot time-series data with clear seasonality. The "canonical" plot for this data set is a column chart . This chart is made by CAISO, the California Independent System Operator. The data concern the amount of energy that is "curtailed" at solar and wind power generators for each month of each year. Curtailment is a measure of "idle capacity," the amoun