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Re: East Coast outage?
From: "Stephen Sprunk" <stephen () sprunk org>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2003 17:54:32 -0500
Thus spake "Petri Helenius" <pete () he iki fi>
subsidize) local power generation via renewable energy sources (e.g. solar, wind, hydro) it would go a long way towards solving this
problem.
Rubbish. If in order to make it viable such energy needs to be subsidized then it
is
not "affordable".And solar nor wind are good for base energy production so we´re stuck with other methods unless you want to move IP packets only when it´s windy.
Or you store excess power generated on windy/sunny days for later distribution on calm/rainy days: http://www.tva.gov/sites/raccoonmt.htm That still ignores tidal, hydro, and geothermal power, which are available 24x7. And let's not forget ethanol, which is easy to make from excess food crops and has already replaced gasoline entirely in a few countries. S Stephen Sprunk "God does not play dice." --Albert Einstein CCIE #3723 "God is an inveterate gambler, and He throws the K5SSS dice at every possible opportunity." --Stephen Hawking
Current thread:
- Re: East Coast outage?, (continued)
- Re: East Coast outage? Michael . Dillon (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Haesu (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Joe Abley (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Rich Casto (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Joe Abley (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? alex (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Petri Helenius (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Stephen Stuart (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Vadim Antonov (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Iljitsch van Beijnum (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? Stephen Sprunk (Aug 16)
- Re: East Coast outage? hackerwacker (Aug 17)
- Re: East Coast outage? Petri Helenius (Aug 17)
- Re: East Coast outage? hackerwacker (Aug 17)
- Re: East Coast outage? Iljitsch van Beijnum (Aug 17)
- Re: East Coast outage? hackerwacker (Aug 17)
- Re: East Coast outage? Michael . Dillon (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? alex (Aug 17)
- Re: East Coast outage? Vadim Antonov (Aug 18)
- Off-topic followups [Was: Re: East Coast outage?] Rafi Sadowsky (Aug 18)
- Re: East Coast outage? Jeff Aitken (Aug 15)
- Re: East Coast outage? alex (Aug 15)