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Re: Unexplained power outages in New York, Toronto, and other cities
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 15 Aug 2003 03:39:55 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
> 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)
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 system was later abandoned due to its utter inneficiency and high
operative costs. What has changed since?
I don't dismiss the concept of SGP completely, but do you have *any* idea of the
implications regarding its use in a megalopolis such as NY? Take the case of the
Empire State Building, for instance: alone, it needs a small powerplant. Now
multiply by hundreds of similar facilities... a powerplant in every single
skyscraper would be absurd, just think of the cost, space, pollution,
what-have-you.
The advantage of a powergrid is obvious, allowing for remote generation of
energy; its implementation may or may not be well conceived, and that is IMO
much easier to solve. So, instead of eliminating something that has advantages,
why not expurge the "narrowings" in the grid, ie, bypass critical points?
BTW, whatever happened to the concept of "reserve-powerplant"? Has consumption
become so close to production, that New Yorkers must live on the edge of
blackout?
Pedro
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