Comments on: America's Power

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:10 +0000

Hi Condo … Even on over cast days your solar will pick up but you would just need more panels than the average bear, that is if you wanted to be completely off the grid However, wouldn’t it be nice to pull cheap sustainable power from Northern Ohio to your place through a grid?

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:11:59 +0000

when I mentioned Power Plants in my post I meant wind and solar. However we need to figure out how to generate electricity in those areas of the country where wind and solar aren’t a good option like where I live in Central Ohio. We have more overcast days than sunny days a year and Central Ohio doesn’t get enough wind for a big wind farm (but Northern Ohio I think is windy enough.) Maybe geothermal would work in my area? Or maybe that’s just for heating?

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:11:34 +0000

Hi Wilson … you are so right. We are a bunch of power hungry fools!

Hi Condo … I am for wind and solar power or whatever means of transportation of sustainable power to me and my fellow earthlings. To build
coal burning plants is NOT the answer. Nor is it
condusive to those generations who come after us. It has to stop somewhere. Sustainable power has got to start now.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:01:10 +0000

I know for a fact that electric companies actually do buy and sell excess power to each other even before federal mandates because I’ve consulted at an electric company on a project regarding that very thing. And actually one of the reasons that New York and several surrounding states lost power in that huge blackout you mentioned in your post is because all of the electrical grids are interconnected. Some opponents to a national grid use the New York blackout as an example of why we shouldn’t have a national grid.

That’s not to say that I’m opposed to building more solar or wind farms to generat electricity, I just think that it should kept separate from the national grid discussion. Because given the costs and time involved (again, due to professional experience) I think that we should be focusing on building the electical plants we as a country need (and lack) using alternative fuel sources than the means that we already have to transmit that electricity to the areas of the country that need it (even though it’s not perfect, right now it’s working.)

By: wilson

wilson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:06:19 +0000

Honestly, Linda. Human beings are big energy wasters and we should do something to overcome it, before it's too late... wilsons last blog post..You Are Consuming More Protein Than You Need!

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:59:26 +0000

Hi Condo … What is mandated and what really happens are two different things. However, I am not sure that the national grid will work. All power lines should be under ground to prevent the massive damage I have seen Hurricane IKE do. There are many options.

By: Condo Blues

Condo Blues — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:27:10 +0000

Currently, all power companies are mandated by federal to sell any extra power that they generate and that their customers aren’t using to power companies in cities/states that aren’t generating enough electricity to meet their customers demand. This happens already happens all day every day, so how would a national grid be better?