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The electricity still has to be generated somewhere. That somewhere is usually quite far away (nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, coal/oil/natural gas powered facili
by marnett 7y ago
The electricity still has to be generated somewhere. That somewhere is usually quite far away (nuclear, hydroelectric, wind, coal/oil/natural gas powered facility). The generated energy now needs to be transmitted (via transmission lines across the country side) and distributed (via substations)[0].
GP's main remark was how are these major metropolitan areas generating the electricity they are distributing? Is generation near the city, or is PG&E shying away from turning off power for thousands of business and millions of users for political reasons.
[0] A great video about electricity generation, transmission, and distribution (and subsequent in-depth videos of each step) can be found here: https://youtu.be/v1BMWczn7JM https://youtu.be/v1BMWczn7JM
- inferiorhuman 7y agoGP's main remark was how are these major metropolitan areas generating the electricity they are distributing? Fossil fuels. There's a plant in Antioch and there was, up until about a decade ago, a plant in BVHP. Is generation near the city, or is PG&E shying away from turning off power for thousands of business and millions of users for political reasons. Oh give me a break. No, San Francisco is not being spared because it has political clout. San Francisco doesn't have the same combination of environment and poorly maintained above ground high energy transmission lines that PG&E is worried about.