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To: russwinter who wrote (19742)	10/10/2004 2:21:34 PM
From: Raymond Duray	Respond to of 110194

Russ, You are talking to a retired electrical contractor here. As such, I have a more precise definition of "the grid" than 98% of the public. Our tiff here is mere semantics. You seem to see the grid as the "whole enchilada" from the generation station to the end use for electricity. OTOH, I differentiate between 1) generation, 2) T&D (what we in the trade refer to as "the grid"), and 3) post-distribution utilization equipment. *** And with that, I'll say it's time to stop beating this dead horse. :) For some of the best and the brightest commentary on "the grid", I recommend this website: epri.com

To: russwinter who wrote (19742)	10/10/2004 10:06:57 PM
From: yard_man	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Ray had a valid pt, russ, re the "grid." "grid" most often is used in industry parlance to refer to the transmission grid -- usually assigning what is below some voltage level to distribution. Where Cu is used in the infrastructure has a great deal to do with how much is needed to bring electricty to a given number of residential customers, commercial customers or industrial customers. It does matter whether the lbs used scales predominantly with # customers, demand or perhaps some root of demand ...