From: alcore@uurth.com   
      
   On 16 Mar 2005, David Summers wrote:   
      
   >Then why don't we use such things on Earth?  Nuclear power is WAY   
   >cheaper in Mexico (or even Nevada compared to New York)!   
   >   
   >The fact is, transmitting power via cables over long distances is   
   >expensive.  The grid uses nearby sources, not far away ones.  Losses on   
   >long distance power cables become very large very fast.   
      
   Clearly you are unaware of the fact that we *do* ship *A LOT* of power   
   over the grid to the Northeast and West Coasts...   
      
   That's why a generator fault near Chicago or in Canada can cause cascade   
   failure of the grid in New England...  because without the long-haul power   
   imports, the local grid sources *can't* carry the load.   
      
   One of the leading exports of the south is generated power.  We didn't let   
   our environmentalists and carping shouts of NIMBY! NIMBY! stop us from   
   continuing to build power plants from 1960-1990.  (NIMBY = "Not In My Back   
   Yard")   
      
   Mississippi has more than enough Nuclear power to carry the entire   
   (mostly agricultural) state...  Nonetheless, it *also* operates several of   
   the most modern and up to date fossil power plants in the nation as   
   well...   
      
   And the Texas sub-grid sells a lot of power to the West Coast...   
      
   Gene P.   
      
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