Tag Archives: peak power

Reward for Cutting Power at Peak Times

Posted on July 23, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

How about this in Murdoch paper -Conservation efforts are said to provide valuable ‘negawatts’? And how long before Australian can expect credits from electricity suppliers, for turning off at peak times(when they can charge up to $12.90/kWh)!! Reward for some … Continue reading →

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Extreme thirst of coal fired power

Posted on February 10, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Do we need to pipeline desal water to cool coal fired power stations, to make power for desal plant!?!? A typical coal-fired power plant can consume up to 11 million gallons of water to operate each day. During the 2011 … Continue reading →

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