I worked for the construction mgmnt company that built a 4 line alum smelter ground up in SC - seems a board member of the local power co was also a large land owner - the alum co built the smelter and the power co built a new *Electrical Generating Plant * just for the plant we were building.
Lotsa money, lotsa local jobs, yada, yada -- All the big wheels of several different companies and agencies were working together, they made millions - course, I had a job for 4 years. ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "John M McIntosh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Diesels Vs Hybrids > > On Nov 8, 2007, at 8:02 AM, LarryT wrote: > >> Along with the electrical consumption req'd to make steel is the power >> needed to make Aluminum - used in ever increasing amounts to save >> weight and >> increase mpg's. Alum needs much more electricity than steel. > > Up here in the Pacific NW during the time when Enron was screwing the > electrical rates in California > one of the smelters actually sent everyone home for a year fully paid > because they found it was much > more $$$ to resell their allotment of electricity bought years before > to California at the daily spot rate. > > *very profitable* on lots of MegaWatts > > John > 1983 300TDt 384k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > 1990's 300TDt 211k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > 1993 500SEL 200k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.25/1118 - Release Date: > 11/8/2007 9:29 AM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
