From the pov of the utility, sure. But in terms of absolute energy use it's possibly the only way to account for that fluctuation.
This is why this debate is so frustrating - producing energy from solar is of huge benefit, but instead of talking about how best to put that production to use, we're talking about the problem it creates for utilities who don't want to adapt to the distributed production.
It's been assumed that whoever the democratic nominee is will win since Adams is extremely unpopular and so is the republican party in NY generally
Of course Cuomo running independent complicates it, and the democratic party not enthusiastically endorsing Mamdani certainly doesnt help. Then again, the party had a 30% approval rating last i checked, so maybe that actually helps....
But he's the most popular debut candidate since AOC, so he still has a very good chance.