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Article #466Re: We NEED a blackout!
From: Michael Dix
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 04:52
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 04:52
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Jeffrey Siegal wrote: > > > What we're > > actually short of is *peak* capacity, because even in the current > > situation the plants aren't running fullbore 24 hrs a day. > > Right. "Saving" capacity during low-load times doesn't increase > *capacity* during peak times. There is some ability to "store" demand > by delaying use, as I mentioned, which has the same effect. People used to talk about "pumped storage". Water would be pumped into reservoirs during off-peak hours, so that it could spin turbines during peak times.
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