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To: Ilaine who wrote (102448)	5/15/2001 6:48:31 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (2) of 436258

you need to go back and read the history -- this did in fact happen at first for small systems. I'll try to find you something on it ... but for the time being consider this: The US consists of three grids -- two very large ones covering the eastern and western US and another in texas. These grids and the connected generators are really like one big machine in sync -- the costs involved are staggering -- the economies of scale which flow from this interconnection are vast. To have duplicative systems -- means "islanded" systems not connected to these grids -- we aren't talking about just doubling the costs when there is another supplier added with duplicated facilities -- the factor would be much, much larger (especially if you wanted the same reliability -- which you would) -- there is a reason why things are the way they are -- consider another highway system for folks who don't want to participate in the public highway system (and those taxes) -- you can start to get a vague idea perhaps ... In short, it is what I said before, the total cost to society would simply be too great if the facilities were duplicated ...

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