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I understand I2*R (can't seem to get the squared to work in browser or copy over from Word) losses. I've never seen losses great enough to warrant a difference in billing or even an actual measurable difference on a meter utilizing equipment of the same real power (w) rating but differing...

You won't save any money between charging at 120V vs 240V. You're not billed on amperage drawn but kWh used. Your real power(watt) consumption isn't going to change so neither will your bill.

So no secondary reheat (hot reheat) cycle. The longer blading in the LP is likely more efficient but more susceptible to Hz swing damage.

Single shaft HP/IP/LP unit. We had a couple small 155mw GE single shaft units at MBPP along with a couple larger 360mw dual shaft cross compound Westinghouse units. All were NG boilers though & not nuclear. Have to say that I MUCH prefer dispatching units now than working in the plants lol...

Just finished another exchange on the truck after driving for the last few days. Total now is 2.5 gallons of Amsoil SS fuel efficient ATF has been exchanged. Actually about 1/2qt shy of 2.5 gallons but who’s really counting 😉 Think she’s good for another little while. Have another 2.5 gallon...

Wife’s 2013 Fusion 2.0T 180k mi on vehicle Out: 5qt PUP 5/30, 1 qt HPL EC30 In: 6qt HPL PCMO 5/30 w/Amsoil filter

Time of day rates are already inverse from BES real time pricing. If you trend darn near any node in the CAISO system, the LMP will indicate low daytime prices between HE9-HE20 with higher prices at night. Also, if you’re going to attempt to decentralize the grid by supplying at the...

Don’t know how I missed this post but it was a really good one. @Tyson alluded to a fundamental of the BES with rotational mass & the impact the governors droop control have during frequency excursions. In that regard, I’d like to see, where applicable, an expansion of solar thermal...

2012 GMC Canyon 64.5k mi on truck. Out: whatever bulk transmission fluid shop put in 20k miles ago In: 6qts Amsoil SS fuel efficient ATF

The entire point of AGC is Hz control. Too high or too low generation will damage the low pressures blading of the turbines.

Diablo Canyon & Helms have(had) this symbiotic relationship for the approval to build both.

Because it's a political discussion & not a scientific discussion. What gas or vaper has the greatest impact on temperatures? Is it CO2? No. It's water vapor & it's not even close. How much reporting have you noticed about oceanic volcanic activity? Very little. I'll let you take that and run...

I have several climatologists here where I work. NOAA is on the floor directly below me as well. I'm going to avoid a political discussion here as this isn't the site for it. I'll just advise you not to believe the vast majority of what you read on the topic. If people want to have a discussion...

I'll post this article again as it goes pretty well with your post here. Sorry, playing catchup on this thread. https://www.energy.senate.gov/2023/6/icymi-manchin-this-epa-won-t-let-electric-reliability-inconvenience-their-anti-fossil-agenda

Are these the distribution lines & not transmission? It's my understanding that FPL is mainly breaker & a half with point to point lines & only about 3 T-Taps on their transmission system. This makes all load more reliable as if a line trips, they've only lost a pathway, or a leg of a pathway.

I'd have to go looking again but if I recall correctly, battery storage is only viable without subsidies when prices are >$600/mWh. There's plenty of other technologies available that don't involve PV, wind & battery storage

I have a feeling it will be FAR more than 2x rate increase if we keep going down this path. As a matter of fact, it was projected back in 2017/18, from a large NorCal utility, a 100% reliable grid utilizing the most current "green" technologies available would have a retail end user cost of...

I'll expand on this a bit better. In the 1970's we separated into our interconnections due to AC oscillations. There are DC interties between the interconnections, just not AC. I have also heard there are some phase shifting transformers getting ready to be placed into service that would tie the...