Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

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.

Strategies & Market Trends : Booms, Busts, and Recoveries -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (7428)	8/20/2001 12:16:57 AM
From: Don Lloyd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Maurice - ...Excellent point Step1. I didn't want to make it complex but the factories and inputs required to produce extra water, electricity, detergent, food, fuel and the array of other requirements to operate the extravagant, inefficient, 'wash by hand' system are enormous. ... When evaluating the 'wash by hand' at the individual level, the electricity is only saved in terms of not paying for it on a monthly bill. If the electricity was not furnished by D cell batteries, and the usage did not cause an additional generator to be brought on line, there would be little savings since the capacity was on line and utility electricity cannot, in general, currently be saved if it is not used. Also all cost accounting of current variable usage should not include the infrastructure or other sunk (or committed)costs. If you use electricity from a nuclear plant, the cost of the plant and the cost of decommissioning can't be included ( or more accurately can't be excluded by a decision to not use the electricity). Regards, Don