Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: Yes, computing is become grid based. Its all about energy return on energy > investment. If the LENR power unit can produce far more power that it takes > to build and maintain it, then it has a chance to replace the grid. But I > don't see this LENR EREI yet. >
Not yet, of course. For that matter, there are no LENR devices at all! Once we have them, they will have a tremendous advantage over power company generators even if they are more expensive per watt of capacity, because the distribution network is so expensive to operate and maintain. And because synchronizing all those large generators and maintaining the flow of electricity to balance capacity and demand fluctuation is an enormously expensive and complicated job. There are gigantic control rooms in every city. Wind turbines produce varying amounts of electricity; nuclear plants periodically SCRAM, removing gigawatts in an instant; huge factories come on line increasing demand . . . it is one of the most complex and expensive operations in modern technology, equivalent to the air traffic control system. All of that will be completely unnecessary with individual cold fusion generators. The whole distribution and control system will be scrapped, and that alone will cut your electric bill by half or two-thirds. So even if the individual generator costs a bit more per kilowatt of capacity, it will be much cheaper overall. Plus it will replace your home space heater, with co-generation. - Jed
