Re: Outsider viewpoint of CA power crisis

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From: David Kaye
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 06:01

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John Higdon wrote the quoted material below:

" Sorry, it just doesn't work that way. You cannot bank ultra-cheap power
" (that available at three in the morning) to pay for expensive power at 3 PM.

Well, you can sort of.  This is why hydro plants have turbines to push
water back up on the other side of the dam.  Of course, you get a good
sized amount of loss (what, 10%?) but it's some kind of banking.


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From: David Kaye <dk@removethis.area.com>
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Subject: Re: Outsider viewpoint of CA power crisis
Date: 18 May 2001 06:01:56 GMT
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