http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/05/27/rural-america Comments On: Rural America by Charles Mudede en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Summer vacation = gunfire and two-stroke engines, the bed music of my life for the next few months.

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While it's true that it's a transitory power source, much like solar, system operators are figuring out how to integrate them into the generation portfolio. Bonneville recently made some sort of announcement about dispatching wind into the NW grid. I haven't read it, but I believe it addresses the problems encountered last spring when there was record runoff and the dams were just spilling water to get rid of all the excess.


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For the record, wind power IS centralized into farms like the Lower Snake River facility. The problem with wind is it changes output regularly, which makes it unreliable - it must be backed up by other sources. The people talking about "fixing the grid to accept wind power" don't know what they're talking about. It is a nice step away from fossil fuel plants though.
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Of course, the people who believe god looks like a human rarely believe humans are apes. In fact, I honestly can't think of a better way to alienate half of rural America than to suggest that their God is an ape. I'm looking forward to a full account of your travels. Please stay out of tiny towns at night.
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As for the rest of you who wish to opine on electrical generation: it's better to say nothing than to look foolish. Remember that, won't you?
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