We can thank the anti-nuclear zealots for at least some of the steep increases in natural gas prices. More and more, natural gas is being used in central generating stations for the production of electricit. This increases the demand for natural gas at an unnatural rate. Thank the Sierra Club and its friends. Duncan -----Original Message----- From: Norman Werling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: March 3, 2001 19:18 Subject: [USMA:11438] Fw: Natural Gas in Georgia >To all, > >We in Georgia, with our deregulated natural gas market for the last year or >so, are being subjected to incredible percentage increases in natural gas >prices. > >The maddening thing is that everything is in cubit feet and then translated >into british thermal units "therms" Everyone here is using the word "therm" >in just about every sentence. It has become a five letter "four letter >word". > >I have some time this afternoon and am working on reading, filing and >deleting messages from my inbox. I am down to 424 to go. > >Norm >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: 2001February19 18:37 >Subject: [USMA:11141] Re: Energy price $/GJ > > >Greg wrote in USMA 11129 > >>I calculate my electrical power using MJ or GJ, not GW·s nor kW·h >> >>greg >> >> >>>>> Joseph B. Reid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2001-02-19 11:18:14 >>> >>Gregory Peterson wrote in USMA 11129: >> >>>There is a reason why the electrical companies don't want to convert kW·h >>>to joules for domestic pricing. >> >> >> >>The reason is that the kilowatt-hour is much more comprehenible than a >>gigawatt-second. No household uses a gigawatt, and calculating time by the >>hour is much more usual than by the second. Hence speed limits are in km/h >>rather than m/s. I am afraid that we are stuck with Babylonian time units. >> >>Joseph B. Reid > > >The gigawatt-second is a gigajoule, but that is still more incomprehensible >to the average householder. Do I understand that you translate your >electricty bills from kilowatt-hours to gigajoules before you pay them. > >Joseph B. Reid >17 Glebe Road West >Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071 >
