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46. Overall losses in the system due to transmission

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 02:13 PM

Apr 2012

are on the order of 7 percent. Additionally the cost of maintaining reliability with large scale centralized generation is far higher than a distributed system and the ultimate results are poorer.

7 percent on the entire system is huge. With distributed generation there is still going to be a lot of long distance transmission, but the amount that is generated locally is so much larger that the aggregate losses on the smaller percentage that is sent long distance is far less.

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Nation’s aging electrical grid needs billions of dollars in investment, report says [View all] alp227 Apr 2012 OP

This aging empire gets more brittle every year. nt Speck Tater Apr 2012 #1

Great timing DJ13 Apr 2012 #2

great timing in another way. JOBS PatrynXX Apr 2012 #3

It needs a trillion to accommodate renewable energy. dkf Apr 2012 #4

Or, We could decentralize and de-monopolize the Electricity system Demeter Apr 2012 #4

There's a million practical reasons for the large grid SpaceChief Apr 2012 #9

First reply out of the gate... Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Apr 2012 #12

Thank you SpaceChief Apr 2012 #14

If you knew what you are talking about then you'd know... kristopher Apr 2012 #20

It has nothing to do with being a "propagandist" - losses ARE massive. kristopher Apr 2012 #21

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Overall losses in the system due to transmission kristopher Apr 2012 #46

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I didn't dodge your question Tesha kristopher Apr 2012 #50

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That's correct. It is irrelevant because it is irrelevant. kristopher Apr 2012 #52

As a survivor of the Great Northeast Blackout Demeter Apr 2012 #27

You know as well as the other FNG did when he wrote his screed Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #37

If you see it that way, fine but SpaceChief Apr 2012 #13

Welcome to DU OKNancy Apr 2012 #15

Welcome SSpace Chief! jpak Apr 2012 #23

Maurice Minnifield, is that you? Demeter Apr 2012 #28

I'm not your bud, the abusive tone of your very first post ensured that. Second, Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #38

back in 1988, I did a paper in environmental science newspeak Apr 2012 #40

Welcome to DU! And I agree with you! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #54

Dr Gregory! kristopher Apr 2012 #19

Lets just say that. sendero Apr 2012 #22

I ALSO possess a BSEE, built solar house and experiment with PV Demeter Apr 2012 #26

About being an ass... ieoeja Apr 2012 #34

+1000 and decentralization should include renewables at the core wordpix Apr 2012 #24

Who wants to bet that such investment will pass the House? sakabatou Apr 2012 #6

Sounds like communism to me SpartanDem Apr 2012 #7

we need top think outside the grid. pansypoo53219 Apr 2012 #8

WE do but SpaceChief Apr 2012 #16

Welcome to DU. Now how about a little more civility please. groundloop Apr 2012 #17

No need to defend me Demeter Apr 2012 #29

$2T - $7T in infrastructure spending NEEDED yesterday. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #10

We need infrastucture investment. ProudProgressiveNow Apr 2012 #18

gawd forbid the money hoarder$ who've made billion$ since 2000 would contribute to fix the grid wordpix Apr 2012 #25

They will have privatized grids that will provide uninterrupted service, CrispyQ Apr 2012 #32

You nailed it, right there Demeter Apr 2012 #43

In 1982, the Rocky Mountain Institute told the Pentagon the same thing! 1982! marias23 Apr 2012 #30

Remember when W said we were going to upgrade the grid after that huge blackout in the Northeast? CrispyQ Apr 2012 #31

Didn't some guy named George W. Bush promise to fix our aging sinkingfeeling Apr 2012 #33

what I remember about little boots newspeak Apr 2012 #41

Oh, He Fixed It, All Right Demeter Apr 2012 #44

Nation’s aging [insert neglected infrastructure] needs billions of dollars in investment mikeytherat Apr 2012 #35

The only effective way for us to handle this is to include some decentralization as well. truthisfreedom Apr 2012 #36

I agree with Demeter.....good post. zzaapp Apr 2012 #42

Thank you, you made my day! Demeter Apr 2012 #45

Start putting real money into infrastructure and the GOP's worst nightmare occurs... MatthewStLouis Apr 2012 #47

War for over 20 years has not brought lovuian Apr 2012 #49

Too bad we spent it already on endless war and TBTF. n/t ozone_man Apr 2012 #53

We are becoming a 3rd World banana republic. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #55