Imho - Us Government Should Not Tell
08-18-2003, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mazdadrifter' date='Aug 17 2003, 05:06 PM
Also when is the last time you guys have spent 24 hours without electricity??? If you think we went to war quick over oil, just have someone threaten our power grid. We'd break out the nukes.
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08-18-2003, 01:53 PM
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There is a simple answer for the cause of this failure, and subsequent failures: Portions of the grid are entirely obsolete. They operate on outdated technology and under extreme demand.
Picture it like this: Your car came with an alternator. The alternator puts out 60 amps, which is sufficient to run the car and all its systems. Then you go out and buy 35 Neon rods, 10 15" subwoofers, and 15,000 watts of amplifier. All you did to help the power surges was to install a 1-Farad capacitor. It's really just a matter of time before the coils in the alternator burn to a little crisp.
Picture it like this: Your car came with an alternator. The alternator puts out 60 amps, which is sufficient to run the car and all its systems. Then you go out and buy 35 Neon rods, 10 15" subwoofers, and 15,000 watts of amplifier. All you did to help the power surges was to install a 1-Farad capacitor. It's really just a matter of time before the coils in the alternator burn to a little crisp.
08-18-2003, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Sinful7' date='Aug 18 2003, 10:53 AM
There is a simple answer for the cause of this failure, and subsequent failures: Portions of the grid are entirely obsolete. They operate on outdated technology and under extreme demand.
Picture it like this: Your car came with an alternator. The alternator puts out 60 amps, which is sufficient to run the car and all its systems. Then you go out and buy 35 Neon rods, 10 15" subwoofers, and 15,000 watts of amplifier. All you did to help the power surges was to install a 1-Farad capacitor. It's really just a matter of time before the coils in the alternator burn to a little crisp.
Picture it like this: Your car came with an alternator. The alternator puts out 60 amps, which is sufficient to run the car and all its systems. Then you go out and buy 35 Neon rods, 10 15" subwoofers, and 15,000 watts of amplifier. All you did to help the power surges was to install a 1-Farad capacitor. It's really just a matter of time before the coils in the alternator burn to a little crisp.
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08-18-2003, 02:15 PM
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maybe some combination thereof - it's increased load without increased transmission and generation. The system is running at nearly full capacity, and we need increased generation capacity, and increased transmission capacity to get all the power where it needs to be.
Also, think about when places like Niagra Falls Generating Station were built.
Also, think about when places like Niagra Falls Generating Station were built.
08-19-2003, 08:24 AM
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North American needs to start building more nuclear power plants. I love it when the politician says we should buy more wind turbines. Too bad one Wind turbine outputs 1/2 a megawatt.
A Typical Nuclear Power plant gives out 2500 megawatts. That is a helluva lot of wind turbines if u ask me.
A Typical Nuclear Power plant gives out 2500 megawatts. That is a helluva lot of wind turbines if u ask me.
08-19-2003, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Cheers!' date='Aug 19 2003, 08:24 AM
North American needs to start building more nuclear power plants. I love it when the politician says we should buy more wind turbines. Too bad one Wind turbine outputs 1/2 a megawatt.
A Typical Nuclear Power plant gives out 2500 megawatts. That is a helluva lot of wind turbines if u ask me.
A Typical Nuclear Power plant gives out 2500 megawatts. That is a helluva lot of wind turbines if u ask me.
08-19-2003, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheers!' date='Aug 19 2003, 08:01 AM
hey, no one said nuclear power was the perfect solution. There is no perfect solution.
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