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Old 01-28-2013, 03:06 PM   #414 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
You're saying that the typical Briton couldn't easily cut 15% from their energy use this year - and do the same next year and the year after?
How do you propose they do this exactly ?

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On the contrary, if you could find source code for the WSCC (now WECC) powerflow & stability programs from the late 80s to early 90s, you would find my initials on a lot of comments.
I assume Germany doesn't use this code ? They've had loads of problems with stability - actually their renewables have also made the grids in neighbouring countries unstable too so they are considering blocking flow from Germany.
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