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"R.H. Allen" <kkarie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 06 Jun 2000 10:20:06 EDT, "D.A.Kopf" <dak@dakx.com> wrote:
>
> >[New thread since References line becoming too long for my news mailer]
> >
> >Murray Love wrote in message
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> ><snip>
> >>
> >> Thoughtful post, ant.  Thank you for being civil.  As an aside, I don't
see
> >> the attraction of decentralized power.  I like my huge utility; it
never
> >> goes out on me, it's cheap, and if there's a problem I know who's
> >> responsible.  This is a genuine question:  what is the attraction of
> >> decentralization?
>
> Adding to the list: I've been told that decentralized schemes can help
> stabilize the power grid, though I don't have any references for that.
> They can also reduce transmission lengths, since generators can be
> placed closer to loads, and support system modularity so that
> generating capacity can be added in smaller, less capital-intensive
> increments than, say, a 1000 MWe coal plant. Of course, the generating
> technology itself is also a factor -- for example, PV is well-suited
> to a highly distributed system, natural gas to a somewhat less
> distributed system, and nuclear to a highly centralized system.
>
> There was a rather interesting article in Renewable Energy World some
> months back discussing how small natural gas turbines are leading many
> utilities to start supporting distributed generation. It went a bit
> deeper into the issue, though I don't have the article handy.