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Category Archives: Electric Grid
Electric Grid Energy Storage
The electric grid can only handle at most 30% of intermittent energy resources like wind and solar before it becomes too unstable. The grid needs to be kept as close to 60 Hz as possible, and there’s no safety net, … Continue reading
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All Electric Cars requires 4,325 TWh of new electricity generation & still, no better than high-mileage cars now
We’d need a huge number of new power plants If all 245 million cars were electric and driven an average of 20,000 km per year, we’d need 1,078 TwH (980 TWh or 980,000,000 MWh plus 10% more to account for … Continue reading
Electric Grid Overview
Electricity is essential. In a blackout all of these essential services fail: Pumping of potable water, sewage, and irrigation water; sewage treatment; food and fuel supply and storage; refrigeration; medical facilities, prisons, banking, communications, refineries, shipping, transportation, commerce, and home/commercial … Continue reading
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Tilting at Windmills, Spain’s disastrous attempt to replace fossil fuels with Solar Photovoltaics
Book review of “Spain’s Photovoltaic Revolution. The Energy Return on Investment”, by Pedro Prieto and Charles A.S. Hall. 2013. Reviewed by Alice Friedemann, www.energyskeptic.com Olmedilla, Spain 60MW Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant. Source: SolarNovus Large Solar Installations around the world. This … Continue reading
What would happen if the electric grid was cyberattacked?
Almost every aspect of American life depends on electricity—from producing goods to saving lives, from defending the country to conducting electronic banking and commerce, from simple communications to feeding our families safely. It could take 1 to 2 years before … Continue reading
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Grid has too many owners, forget about increasing the size and strength
Summary of The New York Times article below: There are too many commercial and government players. with too many conflicting interests, plus regulatory hurdles, as well as too much money required to maintain, improve, or expand the grid. What this … Continue reading
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Long-Term Reliability of Power Systems In North America
A summary of: North American Electric Reliability Council. Oct 2006. Summary of 2006 Long-Term Reliability Assessment: The Reliability of the Bulk Power Systems In North America Capacity Margin — Capacity that could be available to cover random factors such as … Continue reading
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