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As someone who is working with global powerplant data I can say that the US is the global leader. It is not perfect, but it is miles ahead of 170 other countrie

by llccbb 9y ago

As someone who is working with global powerplant data I can say that the US is the global leader. It is not perfect, but it is miles ahead of 170 other countries.

alblue 9y ago
Bollocks. The UK has a live feed of the makeup of the power plants that is updated on this website every 15 minutes. http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/
- chris_va 9y ago
  There is something incredibly satisfying about seeing steam dials on the internet.
- Symbiote 9y ago
  ...and has existed since May 2009.
- anigbrowl 9y ago
  Not only is the generation instrumentalized, but real time consumption by heavy electricity users (steel mills, rail operators and so) has been A Thing since the early 1990s. I know because I built very early versions of consumption dashboards* for the sales/billing department of National Power, one of the major UK generators. * in fucking Lotus 1-2-3, of all things
- euyyn 9y ago
  And it has a link to the French version too.
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