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To: Brumar89 who wrote (5204)	2/23/2009 7:12:09 PM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

Well I guess I'll have to chuckle a little bit. And all that will be true of all solar and wind infrastructure. If one is worried about the oil and gas infrastructure, one should worry even more about the electrical transmission grid which is also wearing out. And which doesn't serve the greenie chosen future energy sources nor is it sufficient to provide power for massive transition of vehicles to electric. Virtually all of the solar PV installs to date have required no new transmission infrastructure because it is mostly distributed onto rooftops. The vast majority of wind installations in the world have been located near existing grids that are already in place. The "Grid" undergoes constant maintence. The problem is we need a more robust grid with more capacity just about everywhere, especially in the eastern U.S.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (5204)	2/23/2009 8:50:44 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86355

Yep, one should worry about the electrical grid. Thankfully, we just elected a President with enough common sense to have done just that. Thus, the recovery package includes a provision for investment in a smart grid to help us get there. This smart grid will be digital and will allow for multiple different, dispersed energy sources to plug into it and deliver the energy to wherever there is demand. That will be an important building block for a more federated energy grid, that mimics the Internet.