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To: Sid Turtlman who wrote (1300)	11/3/1997 9:37:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 5827

Sid, I am sure that it is a loss per distance but other variables come into play. The long distance lines are HIGH VOLTAGE and this reduces the loss per distance vs lower voltage transmission. The size of the conductor and its composition (I would assume most are copper but if gold continues to drop...)will also effect the loss. The loss per distance has to be divided into the many components. I would assume the lower loss HIGH VOLTAGE number would be the comparison number because the fuel cell will be placed closer to the user. This would be less than the system loss. IMO