We can build nuclear bombs but can't keep the lights on when a storm moves through.
Sad On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 10:15 AM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Once again a storm shows the weakness of modern energy systems. On an > ordinary day in Georgia, hundreds of customers are without power because of > accidents. At this moment, 258,727 customers are without power because of > the hurricane, and it hasn't even hit the state yet. See: > > http://outagemap.georgiapower.com/external/default.html# > > Small cold fusion generators would eliminate this problem. The generators > themselves would fail from time to time, but probably not any more often > than refrigerators are HVAC equipment does. In my experience, that happens > less often than power failures lasting 1 hour or longer. > > I am ready for a power failure. I now have a 2 kW inverter which I attach > to the starter battery in a Prius. That is located inside, under the deck, > where the spare tire is kept, so it stays dry in the rain. I can then leave > the motor on. It only runs when the battery drains. 2 kW is enough to run a > modern refrigerator and lights. Or a pump to drain water under the house, > but I don't think I can run both at the same time. I wish I had a 4 kW > inverter but I don't think you can attach that to an ordinary car battery. > > - Jed > >
