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TG,
LOL! Love that picture!

One of the main reasons for under investment is the NIMBY syndrome-no one wants a new power plant in their backyard, no matter what it's energy source may be.

Of course, it occurs to none of these folks that the lack of new power plants could mean more blackouts and brownouts in their future.

MacWire

I've come across similar attitudes here. There's a windfarm a few miles down the coast from here at West Somerton, consisting of 10 turbines. Some people have complained about it, saying that they don't want these things to become commonplace, but of course they don't want to stop using all their power-consuming gadgets which are pushing our power consumption up higher every year.

It's the same with cellphones: I've found that quite a few of the people who are opposed to cell-towers being erected and the same ones who are grumbling about the poor coverage in many areas.


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The whole time the folks in the Northeast/Midwest area were out of power,and all the talk about billions of dollars for upgrades,I feel lucky to be hooked to relatively cheap TVA hydro-generated power.


Russell

from the news the other night it looks like hydrogen will produce the electricity of the future. for cars and everything else. and the only exhaust is clean h20.

targetshootr,
I'd agree with you there.
I'd also like to see increased use and development of Fuel-cell technology.

Thinkgood:

I think the switches are due for a replacement!! The little frame around the toggle is cracked.

Leads me to wonder if the mechanism inside might be damaged....

Macwire said:


These NIMBY pamby folks are the same ones who complain about a wireless phone company slapping a tower in their precious little upscale community and how it would be an eyesore and infect people with radiation (say what??).

Then these SAME people turn around and complain that their wireless phones don't work when they want to order a pizza because they're too lazy to walk up the block and order it at the counter.

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Check out this website www.igrid.com. A lot of info to scroll through. Most of it goes over my head. It is suppose to monitor and log all the events that happen on the grid. Maybe someone here can interpit it for us.

Blessings, Mark

Blackout from Space

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome photo.