That stupid Billy Tauzin

[0007]

Just said on c-span (Washington Journal) That your home computer is the biggest power consuming device in the household
outside of the refrigerator. And that computers are using 8% of all power comsumption in this country.

And this moron is the Energy & Commerce Cmte. Chair. By the way most home owners computer draws about 300 watts.,
AirCondidtioning, electric kitchen devices draw far more.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. He should really be looking at that

device sitting in the garage.

[w13rd0]

2. He has the solution to our energy problems...

...we need to turn off our computers and turn on Faux Newz. He actually said 8%, because it's interesting that he pulls a phony stat completely out his ass...

[kentuck]

3. I have heard this before....

That when you turn on your computer and go to DU, there is more involved than just the power to run your computer. There is the power from the providers, websites, routers, etc, so there is much more electricity involved than just turning on your computer... I think Tauzin may be right on this one...

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

4. Hmmm.

Then what about the telephone then?

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

5. And TV for that matter.

The Klieg lights in the TV studios alone....

[kentuck]

6. I think it is the number of avenues that must be powered ....

for example, by the Internet, is greater and each of them requires power each time they are connected. I have heard it said that a small hand-held Pilot uses more electricity than your refrigerator...

[0007]

8. Excuse me!

I've done too much electrical engineering and it isn't true.

[kentuck]

10. You're the expert.

I'll take your word for it...

[JHB]

7. You know what draws more power?

Deregulation.

http://www.sideshow.idps.co.uk/saug03.htm#201645
http://www.liberaloasis.com/archives/081703.htm#081803

Creation of markets for electricity services requires a huge growth in transactions… …Demands on network facilities are likely to increase as a result of the wide range of new transactions taking place… …An increase in the number of transactions may require costly improvements to the transmission system in order to ensure reliability. Prior to the price spikes of 1998, the number of traders increased over 50 fold; the quantity traded increased several hundred times.

Basically, power that used to just go from point A to point B -- from the plant to you -- is now shuttling back and forth between wholesalers, straining the system.

Thanks to deregulation. That’s a deregulation that pretty much no regular citizen ratepayer ever asked for. Dereg came about because of upstart power companies wanting to score big, led by Enron, and large corporate power users wanting cut costs.

Yet, as Abraham said plainly yesterday, you, Joe Ratepayer, will foot the bill for their deal.

[0007]

9. You are so right!

Sound like you know what your talking about.

[StClone]

11. Doesn't the Internet in-part replace...

the expense of hard copies... which requires growing trees, logging, milling, trucking, copying, sending and storing. Not to mention disposal of the waste paper (non-recycled).

[Brian Sweat]

12. It's the wall warts

At least that's what President Schleprock said during the California energy crises.