Alan,
I listen to Matt Simmons and it was very interesting, this especially since
I have been dealing with energy in Sweden since late 1960's. After the first
oil crises 1973 and the Hubbert presentations, we were very aware of the
risks in taking it too lightly, when oil prices went down again.
Keith Addison wrote:
> Alan, there's been quite a lot posted about how it's a victim of
> privatization and mere bottom-line considerations overruling
> investment, which has shrunk accordingly to well below the standards
> obviously required for reliability of such a utility.
I have no doubt
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> Hi alan, Todd and all
>
> >Appal Energy wrote:
> > >>4 blackouts in 40 years. That's actually pretty darned good reliability.
Hi alan, Todd and all
>Appal Energy wrote:
> >>4 blackouts in 40 years. That's actually pretty darned good reliability.
> >
> > Yeah. Especially when one of those blackouts was caused by a
>rodent shorting
> > out a transformer.. Billions of squirrel miles and only one blackout
> > from suc
On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 05:23:38 +0900, you wrote:
>http://www.counterpunch.org/wasserman08162003.html
>
>August 16, 2003
>
>The Latest Bogus Blackout
Good article.
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> Yes, I admit that the figure might not represent all cases and
scenarios.
> That is
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> Keith,
>
> We did a cost calculation almost two years back on a California 30 kw solar
> array and came up with costs between $93,000 and $213,000.
Keith W. Kimmel wrote:
> Not everyone (including me) can afford to shell out, oh say $400,000 to
> build a solar panel array capable of powering their homes... which is what I
> head these people paid for their own private "grid".
>
> >> http://www.solarwarrior.com/
Well, grid intertied
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> Not everyone (including me) can afford to shell out, oh say $400,000
to
> build a solar panel array capable of powering their homes... which is what
I
&
Appal Energy wrote:
>>4 blackouts in 40 years. That's actually pretty darned good reliability.
>
> Yeah. Especially when one of those blackouts was caused by a rodent shorting
> out a transformer.. Billions of squirrel miles and only one blackout
> from such a source.
Well, yes and no. The
e back on, every light in the place is on.
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> > 4 blackouts in 40 years. That
fragility of the grid. Nor does it bode
well for those who opt to remain dependant upon others for power.
Todd Swearingen
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Keith Addison wrote:
> http://www.counterpunch.org/wasserman08162003.html
>
> August 16, 2003
>
> The Latest Bogus Blackout
>
> This Grid Should Not Exist
>
> By HARVEY WASSERMAN
>
> This is the fourth--and worst--completely unnecessary major blackout
> of the Northeast in forty years, datin
http://www.counterpunch.org/wasserman08162003.html
August 16, 2003
The Latest Bogus Blackout
This Grid Should Not Exist
By HARVEY WASSERMAN
This is the fourth--and worst--completely unnecessary major blackout
of the Northeast in forty years, dating back to 1965. It's
scope--from Detroit to
http://www.counterpunch.org/wasserman08162003.html
August 16, 2003
The Latest Bogus Blackout
This Grid Should Not Exist
By HARVEY WASSERMAN
This is the fourth--and worst--completely unnecessary major blackout
of the Northeast in forty years, dating back to 1965. It's
scope--from Detroit to
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