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Article #44Re: Disposal of Radioactive Waste
From: Don Libby
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 00:00
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"D.A.Kopf" wrote: > > Don Libby wrote: > > > > Yes indeed. A huge proportion (near 70%) of electricity generated is > > lost through transmission and distribution. I suspect that fuel > > requirements for electric power would be greatly reduced with improved > > transmission and distribution techniques and organization. > > Weren't you citing 3% T&D losses a while back? What changed your mind? > No, I don't think that was me, I've known about huge T&D losses for several years now. Not sure precisely how losses break down among conversion, transmission and distribution, but "In the end, for every three units of energy that are converted to create electricity, only about one unit actually reaches the end user." http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/eh1998/eh1998.html -dl
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