On Feb 27, 6:13*pm, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:
harry wrote:

On Feb 27, 1:53 pm, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:
Doug wrote:

On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:16:38 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

Doug wrote:

Agreed. * I've read they will have filling stations for electric cars
too and I think they already have some as a prototype but I don't
recall where.

* At the current rate, it will take hundreds of years to convert to
electric vehicles.

Why?

* *Think about it. *The technology isn't there. *The power generation
isn't there. *It can take 25 years to get the permits to build & put one
power plant on line. *Viable electric vehicles have been "Just around
the corner" for 100 years. * Picture this: *Every car in town is
electric. *A massive power failure and after a few days most of them are
sitting on the road where the batteries died. *How long before people
start stealing the expensive batteries to replace their failed batteries
instead of paying the dealer full retail?

* *Study electronics for yourself, and do some heavy math. *You'll see
for yourself. *There is very little excess capacity in the grid, and the
nighttime usage allows them to take some generators or controls down for
minor repairs. *Without that, the whole facility is run till it needs a
major overhaul, which can take months or years. *The entire grid is
aging, and a lot of equipment is well past its design life. *Between the
MBAs, NIMBYs and Greenies, it's a looming crisis.

The grid will run more efficiently on a more constant load.
Why do you think smart meters are being installed?

Shutdowns for maintenance take weeks, not a few hours in any event.

* *How long have you had a degree in Electrical Engineering? *How long
have you worked in mission critical locations? *You PLAN the work before
you start. *You have everytinhg on hand so it doesn't take weeks. *Those
jobs aggregate, and are all done at once when simple repairs will no
longer keep a generator on line.

* Goodbye. *You have become quite boring with your ignorant trolling.

About forty years.
The maintenance work on steam plant and other large electricity
generating plant takes many days, sometimes weeks. It takes days for
steam plant to cool down before you even start.