Made Simple doesn’t mean it isn’t true: Keeping it simple—who doesn’t see a problem here? EV Charging Stations By 2035 Will Need More Power Than A Small Town A new report from the electricity and gas utility National Grid (which serves parts of New York and Massachusetts) found
I've made this comment to a lot of people prior re: EV charging stations. The power requirements are massive and a lot of people don't have their heads around it. But, what has also gone unmentioned is the CABLING required. At the facility that I run, the 1500m cabling cost to the nearest substation costed MORE than the baseload fee & transformer.
This push for total electric power (dependency on central power) has precedence. In the 19th century Europe, many major cities converted to central heat; the same heating plants that steam turned electric generators also provided hot water to all public office and apartment buildings through underground pipes. Only private residences still had their own heating. When the Nazis went after the Jews and others in eastern Europe, they turned off the heat and froze people. Having learned nothing, most German cities adopted this system in the 80's (fernwaerme).
Re. the if you have two cows video, why no mention of a Mongolian corporation?
On a more serious note, EV fast chargers can charge at crazy high rates when the vehicle battery is near fully discharged, 300KW or so. My Comanche County Electric Co-Op meter says the PEAK demand for my home is 6.427 KW, yes that's the max, running central A/C, all appliances, lights, 3/4 HP water well pump, everything! The most power used one day last summer was 40 KWH on 20JUL the high temperature hit 111, that monthly bill cost $168.00. So an EV fast charger demands 46x more than my home does, would use 40KWH in less than 10 minutes. My water heater, range, dryer, and central heat are propane fired, use about 400 gallons per year, last FEB cost $2.90/gal. in OCT $2.75/gal.
Just a hot take, but perhaps an army that 'stays at home and tootles around' is a feature, not a bug. Maybe preferable to maintaining hundreds of overseas bases and a military that can fight all-out in Europe/Asia for about two weeks before it is depleted.
Where is Ftx on the spectrum?
From Ftx and top officers it looks like over $150 million was spent on politicians.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/11/counting_the_ftx_boy_wonders_dirty_money.html
And more was spent on “news” organizations.
I've made this comment to a lot of people prior re: EV charging stations. The power requirements are massive and a lot of people don't have their heads around it. But, what has also gone unmentioned is the CABLING required. At the facility that I run, the 1500m cabling cost to the nearest substation costed MORE than the baseload fee & transformer.
This push for total electric power (dependency on central power) has precedence. In the 19th century Europe, many major cities converted to central heat; the same heating plants that steam turned electric generators also provided hot water to all public office and apartment buildings through underground pipes. Only private residences still had their own heating. When the Nazis went after the Jews and others in eastern Europe, they turned off the heat and froze people. Having learned nothing, most German cities adopted this system in the 80's (fernwaerme).
Re. the if you have two cows video, why no mention of a Mongolian corporation?
On a more serious note, EV fast chargers can charge at crazy high rates when the vehicle battery is near fully discharged, 300KW or so. My Comanche County Electric Co-Op meter says the PEAK demand for my home is 6.427 KW, yes that's the max, running central A/C, all appliances, lights, 3/4 HP water well pump, everything! The most power used one day last summer was 40 KWH on 20JUL the high temperature hit 111, that monthly bill cost $168.00. So an EV fast charger demands 46x more than my home does, would use 40KWH in less than 10 minutes. My water heater, range, dryer, and central heat are propane fired, use about 400 gallons per year, last FEB cost $2.90/gal. in OCT $2.75/gal.
Just a hot take, but perhaps an army that 'stays at home and tootles around' is a feature, not a bug. Maybe preferable to maintaining hundreds of overseas bases and a military that can fight all-out in Europe/Asia for about two weeks before it is depleted.
Will Schryver's suggestion -- that NATO be disbanded as part of a settlement of the Russia-Ukraine war -- is a novel idea. He might be right.