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pwrsysengineer
8mo ago
It does sound bad, and yes I deleted them. I wanted to convince my friends at Meta of what I was seeing. They didn't believe me until I showed them.
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8mo ago
I created a Facebook account a few years ago to get in on the local marketplace deals. After opening the website a few times and seeing very suggestive content, I had the idea of tailoring my feed to the most racy things I could find. Event
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9mo ago
Ultra-high voltage is an industry term. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_voltage#Definition > ANSI C84.1-2020 defines high voltage as 115 kV to 230 kV, extra-high voltage as 345 kV to 765 kV, and ultra-high vo
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pwrsysengineer
9mo ago
Given that I only see circuit length data for high voltages and above, I assume this tool only considers power=line and not power=minor_line? I couldn't find confirmation of this in the documentation. Does this project identify the spe
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pwrsysengineer
4y ago
Thank you for the tip about the library! I just put a hold on one at my city's library here in Canada.
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6y ago
> Why are we still building towns with the pipes under roads? Keep them under the sidewalks with loops in the cement blocks so they can be easily lifted up and moved for repairs. This isn't a bad idea for maybe a single utility but
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7y ago
This kind of event can cause transmission power outages. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetically_induced_curr...
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7y ago
I think what most of the responses are missing is that the power system is designed for peak power consumption. And any incremental amount of power needed to meet the peak demand is going to come from inefficient or dirty sources.