Tag Archives: Electricity

Because Trimming Trees Is So Hard

Posted on 15 October 2018 by E.M.Smith

PG&E Cuts power when it is windy… Who needs to drive when the wind blows… Continue reading →

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A Fifth Is Fine For Scotch, Power Generation Not So Much

Posted on 5 April 2018 by E.M.Smith

I’m happy with a Fifth Of Scotch, not happy with a 1/5 of electrical generation, and really unhappy to take the Fifth… Continue reading →

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CSPAN – Bipartisan Policy Comm. per CPP

Posted on 4 October 2016 by E.M.Smith

I am astounded at how the petty bureaucrat class can be so daft and accepting of a half decade process including years of litigation to set a fuel type for electric generators. Continue reading →

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Duck Curves getting Nessie Necks

Posted on 9 May 2016 by E.M.Smith

A very interesting article on the Duck Curve and how excess solar supply can whipsaw conventional production, already to the point where at peak sun there’s too much electricity and it will be destabilizing and eventually crashing grids. Continue reading →

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