tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post4929368627454115276..comments2024-03-29T00:30:39.262-05:00Comments on real economics: Welcome to the new normalJonathan Larsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05217670446743983955noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-57455581265428861742013-01-29T04:42:05.967-06:002013-01-29T04:42:05.967-06:00And when it comes to topics like favorite colors o... And when it comes to topics like favorite colors or music or a concept of a deity, tolerance of other's opinions is probably a good thing. But when the subject is science, this social skill becomes a badge of purest ignorance. <a href="http://claremontplumbing.com/" rel="nofollow">claremont plumber</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988824537426226265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-60198942862659996422012-07-12T07:12:34.396-05:002012-07-12T07:12:34.396-05:00Good Blog
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Term PapersGood Blog<br /><br />Post by<br /><a href="http://www.howtowritetermpapers.com/" rel="nofollow">Term Papers</a>Term Papershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15201156534864798445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-21372359358381464572012-07-05T11:44:52.547-05:002012-07-05T11:44:52.547-05:00The costs associated with repair crews working aro...The costs associated with repair crews working around the clock and the loss of revenue would be greatly reduced with buried cables. I don't think the major transmissions lines are as vulnerable to trees knocking them down either. Additionally, if the burying of power lines is done in association with other infrastructure improvements, like replacing aging water and sewer lines or installing fiber optic cable, costs will also be lowered.Pachydiplaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05324660437172034919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-35255316170578943812012-07-05T09:33:57.330-05:002012-07-05T09:33:57.330-05:00Underground lines are not THAT bad, Davis. They...Underground lines are not THAT bad, Davis. They're merely a bit less profitable.<br /><br />About the power outage in general; I wouldn't emphasize the air conditioning thing so much, as there are plenty regions in the world - also highly developed ones - which use much less air conditioning under the same weather conditions than the U.S. do.<br />It's a luxury.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-75984012117737843322012-07-05T09:13:12.406-05:002012-07-05T09:13:12.406-05:00Burying power lines is extremely costly under the ...Burying power lines is extremely costly under the best conditions, and when you have to move or adjust to water, sewer, phone and video cable and/or cut through rock can be a real nightmare. Also, the power loss associated with high-tension lines underground means much higher power losses due to "grounding"...added to the fact that less than 60% of power generated normally gets to the user in the first place. Add the added installation costs and the power loss and you are probably looking at power rates being 15-20X current costs...at least until the costs of retrofitting are recouped by the power companies...then a mere 2-5x cost from then on. Centralized power generation with vast distribution grids is the basic problem...THAT's what needs to be fixed.Glen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163076754061610707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413935813892441553.post-82294592445888879002012-07-02T09:22:20.388-05:002012-07-02T09:22:20.388-05:00I'm one of the lucky people who didn't los...I'm one of the lucky people who didn't lose power throughout the entire weekend--though just a half mile east, west, and north of us was completely without power.<br /><br />My wife and I have once again had occasion to comment: This is the 21st century and we live on the heavily developed east coast of the US! Why should the power ever go out, or at least why should it go out for anything approaching 24 hours or more?<br /><br />Combine this incident with the October snow that knocked power for out up north last fall, plus Hurricane Irene last August--all of them featured massive, prolonged power outages for millions. Maybe the hurricane I can understand, but anything more than a day or so is just terrible.<br /><br />We need to bury our power lines and invest in actual emergency/backup infrastructure.RJMeyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148496665487999948noreply@blogger.com