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6. The grid going down is what the diesel generators are for.

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #5)

Fri Nov 22, 2013, 10:40 AM

Nov 2013

They were running when they got swamped out and drowned in the Tsunami because the sea wall that was suppose to protect the power plant dropped 3 feet, along with the land it was built on.

I'm surprised someone hasn't come up with a wind farm and/or a solar field as back up for the generators and to keep the backup batteries charged.

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