Blackout
Blackout
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Is the California blackout a result of insufficient generation capacity or transmission capacity
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RE: Blackout
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I suspect the blackout was gear failure, specifically xformers and overheated fuses.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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Power consumption throughout all of California was at record highs as well, we came dangerously close to rolling blackouts on Monday and Tuesday of this week.
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Have you seen their absolutely absurd, embarrassing, advertisement campaign they're running now? It's insulting.
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com
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Where I'm at, our publically elected utility board members are always pressing for better reliabilty of utility infrastructure.
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Maybe the code experts will rethink the whole dimensioning calculations and allow power system designers to provide data that will be more close to reality.
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Read Gordon Weil's BLACKOUT.
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Go to the San Jose Mercury News web page and look for power outage stuff. (Note: The Mercury is predacious, {business wise}, and keeps harrassing you for personal information so pick the power still out link first!.)
http://www.mercurynews.com
Power restored to all but 1,300 South Bay customers
ISO power demand in CA at this instant.
http://www.caiso.com/outlook/SystemStatus.html
Keith Cress
Flamin Systems, Inc.- http://www.flaminsystems.com