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Reisender
Nov 19, 2019Nomad
MikeRP wrote:
The US does NOT have a third world grid. We are the most reliable system as a whole. There’s been huge investments in transmission. However, for that the big Utilities, and small ones too, are getting a guaranteed rate of return of around 12 percent. They are spending $$$$ like crazy before some on wises up. Everywhere you go there a new steel poles going up.
Unfortunately the same is not completely true for new generation and should concern all of us that the only new nuclear plants being built are being done by TVA (Watts Bar) entered service in 2016.
Nuclear is the best way by far to lower our CO2 output permanently.
Interesting. You are the first person I have seen mention that the US grid is not a complete catastrophe on the edge of total collapse at any moment. Pretty much everyone else on this board (and a few others) seem to think that even adding a few electric cars will put the whole country in the dark. Glad to hear it’s not so.
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