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Old 05-14-2018, 03:14 AM   #1671 (permalink)
hydrive
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
How are we supposed to use less power while at the same time adopting electric vehicles or plug in hybrid?

Places like where I work use some where around 400,000 to 500,000 KwH per day and they are a model of efficiency, most of the motors are on drives, for a cost of around 8 to 10 million dollars and maintenance cost of 20,000 to 50,000 dollars per years.
They're not going to use any less power.
This is why nuclear has to be part of the solution. But don't count wind and solar out, they are good for additions to the grid. I'm not sure why anyone would be against them, while they cannot replace the current grid they can supplement it and provide tremendous benefits. Especially as the cost continues to come down.

 
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