Re: [energy source] pollution from electricity and nuclear

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From: Tino
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 16:30

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In article <82941@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM> mwilson@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Mark Wilson) writes:
>|1. With a fleet of electric cars that would recharge during off-peak hours 
>|(night), the price for electricity would drop, due to plants running at
>|full capacity all the time (no power cycling).
>
>This was discussed a while ago on sci.energy I believe.  Someone calculated
>that if all the cars in San Francisco were to be recharged everynight, it
>would take well over 100% of the current generating capacity for the San
>Francisco area.  Even charging off peak, electric cars would mean extra
>generating capacity, lots of it.

Yes, but not EVERYONE is going to convert. I was referring to utilities like
Commonwealth Edison, that take 1 or 2 of their 1000 MWe units down to 50-70%
every night. To level out their peaks with a number of electric cars would
save lots of money and wear on the plants.

Tino
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     "Here are the young men, the weight on their shoulders..." - J.D.
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