Powering Guam vs. powering Kansas City

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Mary Anne — 6/14/2004 11:26:06 AM (archived)

There are places for all kinds of alternative energy sources, and currently any net producer of electricity, even if it's only one windmill, has the option of selling energy to the local electric company, who then has to buy it.

Sources of electricity should be decentralized. They can still be networked, and ought to be, to cover different sections of the country in the event of plant shutdowns and transmission failures. But to rely heavily on one source, in a defined geographic location, is asking for trouble.

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Iran plowing ahead toward nuclear weapons - Tom Brosz - 6/13/2004 5:53:31 AM
- It all started with Eisenhower's "Atom's for Peace" program. - David F Mayer - 6/14/2004 1:32:06 AM
  - re: Nuclear energy - Raoul - 6/14/2004 5:45:38 AM
    - Humbug. The Department of Energy, along with the Nuclear Engineering Establishment - David F Mayer - 6/14/2004 10:42:11 AM
      - Ocean thermal gradients are interesting but...... - Gary - 6/16/2004 7:04:17 AM
      - Powering Guam vs. powering Kansas City - Mary Anne - 6/14/2004 11:26:06 AM
        
        Decentralization versus economy of scale. - David F Mayer - 6/14/2004 12:39:40 PM
        
        Power grids AC versus DC - Gary - 6/15/2004 3:52:12 PM
        
        re: Power grids AC versus DC - David F Mayer - 6/15/2004 8:05:47 PM
        
        re: Power grids AC versus DC - Larry J - 6/15/2004 4:10:03 PM
        
        re: Power grids AC versus DC - David F Mayer - 6/15/2004 9:03:42 PM
        
        The problem with high voltage DC transmission... - Larry J - 6/15/2004 9:18:30 PM
        
        re: The problem with high voltage DC transmission... - David F Mayer - 6/15/2004 9:35:51 PM
        
        Speaking of saving energy - REB - 6/15/2004 1:06:21 PM
- So you finally have found WMD's....a real case of Right Church---Wrong Pew......... - Publius - 6/13/2004 8:41:57 PM
  - Regarding WMDs - Larry J - 6/14/2004 9:25:19 PM
    - re: Regarding WMDs - REB - 6/15/2004 12:42:22 PM
  - Iran did not have to hide them like Iraq did. - REB - 6/14/2004 2:11:53 PM
    - Yeah, the tooth fairy found 'em under Sadr's pillow........ (n/t) - Publius - 6/14/2004 6:07:12 PM
      - Just keep ignoring the evidence. - REB - 6/14/2004 6:34:03 PM
- rSo talking harshly has not worked with Iran, either. We need clinont/albright to hide harsh reality for us again. - ebnelson - 6/13/2004 1:16:40 PM

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