tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post8796592508603287545..comments2024-03-19T01:48:39.709+00:00Comments on Power and Control: Less Power More ControlM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8282587.post-32028411845902400362010-08-02T05:44:08.668+00:002010-08-02T05:44:08.668+00:00Yes, the forced shift to non-coal and non-nuclear ...Yes, the forced shift to non-coal and non-nuclear sources seems a bit...premature. The grid got a respite with the current recession--power usage actually dropped off a bit, which bought the system a few years' time. I suppose that raising electricity rates (because of the forced adoption of renewable sources) will also reduce the load on the grid. It will be interesting to see whether or not usage drops off faster than the decrease in base-load supply.<br /><br />What's obviously going to happen is that backup point-source generation will become much more common. The expense of maintaining a personal power source will become cheaper than the reliability issues of the primary grid.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01039999711990701720noreply@blogger.com