SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Gold/Mining/Energy : Enron - Natural Gas Industry
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: ms.smartest.person who wrote (961)11/30/2001 12:41:34 AM
From: Raymond Duray   of 1433
 
Thread,

Re: Ms. Rebecca Smith's article

To quote: . A good example is the continued existence of one of the nation's worst transmission bottlenecks. Known as "Path 15," the line interconnects the populous southern part of California with more abundant energy resources in the north. The Department of Energy has pledged to help expand Path 15, which was implicated as a key cause of the blackouts in California earlier this year.

This is a misstatement of fact. The shortfall of energy last winter and spring occured in the Bay Area, and not, as Ms. Smith implies, in SoCal. Path 15 basically serves PG&E's grid, sending Diablo Canyon power to the Bay Area. There was about a 36 hour outage as Diablo Canyon suffered a shutdown due to excessive swells and consequent fouling of cooling water intakes in a Pacific storm, but other than that, the bulk of the problem last winter was that abundant power from SoCal couldn't be transmitted to the Bay Area.

-R.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News