Oh yeah, well have I mentioned that I'm not an engineer?  Kind of like not
being a mechanic?  :-)  Oops, I mean (-:.

Joy

:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Kim Brennan [mailto:kimbrennan@mac.com]
:::Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 12:50 AM
:::To: Joy Hecht
:::Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: Anybody burning WVO in Illinois?- not really a rant
:::
:::Nope. Long distance transmission of power has already been dealt
:::with. Fellow by the name of Tessla. His idea beat out the first guy
:::on the block. Fellow by the name of Edison.
:::
:::Hydro-Quebec is a massive hydroelectric company. Most of their power
:::generation occurs in the northern (essentially uninhabited) regions
:::of Quebec. They generate enough electric power to take care of the
:::entire province, with extra for Ontario and the US.
:::
:::
:::On Mar 10, 2007, at 12:16 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:
:::
:::> Actually the problem there might be actual resistance - generating
:::> that much
:::> power in Nevada, an awful lot of it would get lost in transmission
:::> to the
:::> rest of the country.  Unfortunately the places that are best for
:::> solar power
:::> are also the least settled - the same factors leading to both!
:::> Maybe they
:::> could supply northern California from Nevada, but not the east
:::> coast or
:::> Alaska, I don't think.