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Old 04-16-2012, 05:51 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Actually the big grid electric system does not have a storage mechanism but a load balancing system. A hydroelectric system can store water and a coal fired generator can stock pile fuel.
An advantage of human power vehicles beyond low cost and small spatial dimensions is the contribution to human health by reducing obesity and depression.
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