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Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
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Fri, 15 Aug 2003 02:12:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Pedro Silva wrote:
> > > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> > > > Kind of odd.
> > > 
> > > It reminded me of "ALF": the cause for him being stranded on Earth was everyone
> > > turning on their hairdriers simultaneously - I wonder what too many air
> > > conditioning devices could do?
> > > ;-)
> > 
> > Yet I can't help but wonder why the government covertly prevents the
> > de-centralization of power generation. They have to maintain their control over
> > the people I guess.
> 
> Would you care to ellaborate on that? I thought it was a liberalized market
> already. What exactly is the role of the Feds in the electrical business? And
> what/why should it happen different, in your POV?
> 
> TIA,

About half way through this post:
http://news.lugnet.com/off-topic/debate/?n=19864
the subject of the centralized power grid comes up. (In the middle of the usual
lunacy)

-Mike Petrucelli



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  Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
 
(...) Solar Panels? Domestic generators? (in abstract, "self-generated power"?) Back in the early days of electricity there was a powerplant in every block, at least in NYC; I believe that can be considered similar to what you advocate? Well, that (...) (23 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
 
(...) Would you care to ellaborate on that? I thought it was a liberalized market already. What exactly is the role of the Feds in the electrical business? And what/why should it happen different, in your POV? TIA, Pedro (23 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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