I have started on an article on "THE GRID" and wanted to share the following introduction with you all, to maybe get valuable comments before I get to the technics of it.
THE GRID Electricity grids could be one of the most effective tools in solving energy crises. It could not only support the traditional distribution function, but could also support a significant diversified energy generation. It is a powerful "ready for use" public service technology and is only limited by greed and commercial interests. It is often connecting and distributing to millions of energy users, but could equally well connect millions of small energy producers. Every connected energy consumer can also be a small energy producer. It is often in focus for its peak demand sensitivity, but have the potential to be a solution of peak demands rather than the problem. The reason why this is not already utilized is not the flow of energy, but the flow of money. The major modernization needs of the grid is maybe more to find in its political structure than technical. The grid is not only a technical structure, but also a structure that could be comparable to the function of a central national bank in a financial system. The grid could easy be comparable to the function of the money supply system in an economy, too important to leave in the hands of commercial and political interests. It is too powerful to unnecessary exposure to greed and corruption, it cannot be avoided, but should be minimized. Hakan ********************************************** If you want to take a look on a project that is very close to my heart, go to: http://energysavingnow.com/ http://hakan.vitools.net/ My .Net Card http://hakan.vitools.org/ About me http://vitools.com/ My webmaster site http://playa.nu/ Our small rental activities ********************************************** "No flag is large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people" -- Howard Zinn "Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul." - Samuel Ullman "Democracy is the worst possible system, except for all the others." - Churchill ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs from home. Over 14,500 titles. Free Shipping & No Late Fees. Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/mk9osC/hP.FAA/3jkFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
