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Comment Re: Worthless fucking statistic. (Score 1) 221

The infamous rolling brownouts were due to the State closing power plants and refusing to license new ones.

Whereas:

Soon after taking office, Davis was able to fast-track the first power plant construction in twelve years in April 1999, although the plant did not come on line before the electricity crisis.

And

According to the subsequent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's investigation and report, numerous energy trading companies, many based in Texas, such as Enron Corporation, illegally restricted their supply to the point where the spikes in power usage would cause blackouts. Rolling blackouts affecting 97,000 customers hit the San Francisco Bay area on June 14, 2000, and San Diego Gas & Electric Company filed a complaint alleging market manipulation by some energy producers in August 2000.

Comment Re:Worthless fucking statistic. (Score 1) 221

Parts of Europe absolutely do have ice storms. It may not have as many tornados, but it does have them. It doesn't have hurricanes, but there are still severe storms (I had to have my roof repaired last year as a chunk of metal was ripped off someone's garden shed and impacted my roof). Europe is large (very slightly larger than the USA in terms of area, 10% greater east-west, and very much more north-south) and has large lengths of power lines.

Comment Re:Worthless fucking statistic. (Score 1) 221

France’s electricity transmission network contains over 106,000 km of high-voltage lines managed by RTE (Réseau de Transport d'Électricité). The country features a wide variety of pylon designs, often using slender tubular steel and stylized masts—such as the delta pylon (Chat) or the portal tower (Trianon)

n Belgium, standard high-voltage electricity pylons typically range from 35 m to 55 m in height. However, specialized towers for crossing major waterways or obstacles can reach heights of up to 192 m.The high-voltage grid maintained by Elia (Belgium's transmission system operator) totals 8,903 km. This network comprises:Overhead lines: Approx. 5,500 km Underground cables: Approx. 3,400 km

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