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To: Joe NYC who wrote (372414)	3/1/2008 12:34:25 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575800

Second power outage in three weeks... whose doing the planning for the nation's infrastructure? The reason I posted the story is because it should be a cautionary note on what will happen when there is more reliance on "unreliable" sources (solar, wind) without "reliable" capacity to back it up. The amount of power generating capacity added from these sources does not necessarily mean that the "reliable" capacity can be take off-line and dismantled. So the real cost of wind and solar energy is the cost plus the cost of back up capacity that needs to be in place in case it is not windy or sunny. The article mentions nothing about taking power infrastructure off line because of new wind farms......nor does it take a genius to figure out how much power you need as back up should the winds fail. Again, I ask who is paying attention to the country's infrastructure needs and concerns? We know Bush isn't.