On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:11:32 -0500, dpb wrote:

On 11/1/2012 8:23 AM, Home Guy wrote:
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Why didn't they de-energize the system an hour or so before the main
brunt of the hurricane came ashore?

Amongst other reasons because the system is tied to a much larger one
and there are many reasons to try to keep power as long as possible to
as much of the service area as possible...

Presicence of which particular substation transformer might fail isn't
yet built in.

I see in NYC a nuke plant started to shut down (as intended) because
it could not send power to the grid.

Would this one loss in Manhattan have any bearing on this?

Stupid asses.

This poster here is the only one of those I see in the thread...

That poster can't believe HVAC components are it attics. She should
get out more.