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In reply to the discussion: Largest US power grid PJM escalates emergency actions to avoid blackouts [View all]Blues Heron
(9,162 posts)22. good old yankee frugality! Glad to hear that. The extreme lighting is a problem. even if its not the largest segment
watt hours are watt hours, every single one counts at this point, all down the line. Thats why social fads like extreme lighting are so bad - everybody has to prove themselves and it becomes a major load on the sytem. Its also the sheer arrogance of lighting each bottle of wine.
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Largest US power grid PJM escalates emergency actions to avoid blackouts [View all]
BumRushDaShow
16 hrs ago
OP
I was contemplating the sheer number of lights on at closed businesses last night, its insane they are allowed to waste
Blues Heron
16 hrs ago
#1
True but that led to things being lit that never were before like individual shelves in grocery stores.
Blues Heron
15 hrs ago
#7
thats how it starts - in the cooler, unwelcome lights glaring right into the beer, turning it skunky
Blues Heron
14 hrs ago
#14
good old yankee frugality! Glad to hear that. The extreme lighting is a problem. even if its not the largest segment
Blues Heron
11 hrs ago
#22
Would require a lot of acreage, but some combination of wind and solar with battery storage could perhaps work.
pat_k
14 hrs ago
#13
Meanwhile, Trump is paying businesses to not build renewable energy projects.
SamuelAdams
14 hrs ago
#8
Well, if his criminal war on Iran did anything, the obscene gas prices gave a boost to electric cars.
pat_k
13 hrs ago
#17