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Old 04-05-2001, 04:04 AM   #22
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Los Angeles Calif is not affected by the power problems. DWP (Department of water and power) did not deregulate under the Republican plan.

Remember that much of the power is lost in transmission. Much is lost if the power must be added to the grid from hundreds of miles from the user.
Many months ago there was a thread (in Think Tank) about lightning being a possible power source. The fact that energy can not be stored for later use (economically) was determined.
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