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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (112041)	8/20/2003 11:19:49 AM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The grid had successfully withstood much higher temperatures in 2001 and earlier this year. Are you helping to write Spencer's report already? Rascal @EverybodyKnowWhatItWasn'tCausedBy.com

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (112041)	8/20/2003 1:28:52 PM
From: marcos	Respond to of 281500

It's more than just usage in air conditioners, there is also the factor that as temperature rises the efficiency of conduction through wires decreases .... it's a fairly significant decrease, and can reduce the capacity of a distribution grid by a lot, which means you have less options on how you route and re-route power flow ...... given the same usage in sub-zero winter temperature, you have only the problem of generating enough, as the grid is designed to have reserve capacity at lowest [summer] efficiency ... or, it is supposed to be, and was once upon a time A parallel in Geopolitik could surely be made of this, by someone with the time to type