Where does your electricity come from?
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nuclear, unless... (Score:3, Funny)
Some guy at some substation does the wrong thing, and then half my state and the ones next door go dark
many (Score:5, Funny)
Nuclear, natural gas, "renewables" (geothermal, biomass, wind, small hydro), large hydro, "unauditable" in that order. My utility is fairly green - they even blow up random neighborhoods [wikipedia.org] to reduce overall demand.
Re:I have no idea (Score:1, Funny)
Title: "I have no idea"
Modded: "Informative."
Thank you, Slashdot.
Re:I have no idea (Score:5, Funny)
How am I to know where ComEd got the electrons they sent down my wires?
Those electrons were always in your wires. The power company just made them move around for you.
Re:nuclear, unless... (Score:5, Funny)
That meandering nincompoop in sector 7G is at it again, eh Smithers?
Re:I have no idea (Score:5, Funny)
This just made my day. Up yours, Edison!
Re:Solar _and_ wind (Score:5, Funny)
Fantasy Land.
Electric Connoisseur (Score:5, Funny)
The simple pulse of nuclear, natural gas; then, suddenly high above it ... wind. ...
A single frequency hanging there unwavering, until
solar takes over, sweetening it into phases of such delight, these were oscilloscope traces I'd never seen before.
Filled with such longing, such unfulfilled longing, it seemed to me I was hearing the voice of God.
Re:I have no idea (Score:5, Funny)
You do realize that the electrons are interchangeable, and once they start pushing around the system it is of no consequence where or what grid they came from?
No, electrons from coal or oil are "dirty electrons", and if your appliances use too many of them, you'll turn into an evil businessman and you'll be responsible for the Muppets losing their homes.
Electrons from solar or wind power are excited into a different quantum energy shell, reserved only for clean fuel. These are referred to by scientists as "happy electrons". By using them, you'll be able to channel the life-force of the planet, which will lead to a longer and more fulfilling life.
Electrons from NiMH and Li-ion batteries are okay in limited quantities also. They are produced by rare minerals that only exist in limited quantities, and they are dug out of the ground by poor Chinese people, but they can be recycled, and choosing to recycle is always a guaranteed way to build up karma.
It's amazing how little some of you on Slashdot know about science. I'll bet you're American!
Re:0 kWh net grid consumption over the last 12 mon (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I have no idea (Score:5, Funny)
Curse you, Tesla!!
Re:I have no idea (Score:4, Funny)
...dug out of the ground by poor Chinese people, but they can be recycled...
All people are recycled, not just the Chinese
Re:I have no idea (Score:4, Funny)
Very nice bit of trivia. AC power recycles electrons locally. How green!