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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I read a lot about it, but I don't understand it like you, jerry, and others. 
 I think kinda like Lynn; why can't we have millions of small grids, not all 
tied together, .  But, with the 'larger' small grids a tie in point for 
nuclear, hydro, ., and ones without that resource, a tie-in to fossil-fuel 
based generations.  Like millions of spiderwebs, taken care of at a local 
level.. I don't like centralization in anything......bobford


--- On Fri, 10/24/08, Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
> Subject: RE: [Homestead] New Power Grid?
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:09 AM
> The trouble with wind and solar is that they are not
> continuous.  There are
> times of calm and at best maximum sunshine can be harvested
> for maybe 10
> hours average.  This means that you have to have a 100%
> backup or some huge
> storage, both of which significantly add to the cost. 
> Currently the grid
> provides for both those situations at a reasonable cost.
> 
> Yes, all those technologies will be needed and used but the
> cost will be
> high, much higher than you are paying now.  That you can
> take to the bank.
> 
> Don Bowen  KI6DIU
> http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html