RE: [Vo]:Utility plans 1,000 MW of batteries including PHEV

2007-09-11 Thread Zell, Chris
Maybe the vanadium flow cells were more expensive. -Original Message- From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 12:35 PM To: vortex-L@eskimo.com Subject: [Vo]:Utility plans 1,000 MW of batteries including PHEV A power utility is installing gigantic

Re: [Vo]:Utility plans 1,000 MW of batteries including PHEV

2007-09-11 Thread OrionWorks
Jed sez: OrionWorks wrote: But then, I wonder if it might still be better than the reported 60% loss through transmission lines just to get the electricity from the average power plant to my wall socket. It is nowhere near as large as that. In 1990 PGE estimated 8% losses for 500 miles.