Re: Outsider viewpoint of CA power crisis

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From: Jeffrey Siegal
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 06:16

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David Kaye wrote:
> " 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.

That's already done.  The limit is the size of the pumps; blackout out
people at 4am wouldn't increase the amount of energy that could be
stored that way.

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From: Jeffrey Siegal <jbs@quiotix.com>
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Subject: Re: Outsider viewpoint of CA power crisis
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