Re: Outsider viewpoint of CA power crisis

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From: Bart Bailey
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 19:18

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Joe Falejczyk wrote:

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> How about that Gray Davis? He is a WONDERFUL WHINER! What a pitiful
> political hack. He could at the least, stop blow-drying his hair to do his
> part in the conservation effort.

Or you could stop whining away at your computer to do your part.

>
> As far as his efforts to bankrupt the state by spending EVERYTHING on power,
> STOP!!!  I certainly don't want this state bled dry to buy power at stupid
> rates rather than have some outtages. What's wrong with cutting the grid
> back across 4 ROB's between 1AM and 4AM? Bank the energy saved as credits to
> use during the day.

What's wrong is that you can't bank electricity from one part of the day to
spend at another.
You can re-allocate the usage to more evenly distribute the maximum demand,
which, when exceeded, is why the blackout scenario occurs.

~~Bart~~

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From: Bart Bailey <nospam@all.thanks>
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