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Hawaiian Electric says power lines were shut off hours before wildfire
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Posted on 08/28/2023 2:35:06 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe

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To: Tench_Coxe

Nothing is adding up. The truth will come out slowly and the horrific nature of this disaster will sicken people.


61 posted on 08/29/2023 2:02:34 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dreams)
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To: metmom

Sounds like they didn’t anticipate the lawsuits, and came up with this story after the lawsuits were filed.


62 posted on 08/29/2023 2:26:58 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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The whole situation from the very start isn’t adding up. Something is fishy.


63 posted on 08/29/2023 4:39:09 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: Billyv

The magnetic field in a transformer will hold a bit of energy for a short time as the field decays. If the transformer has a load attached, like in a power distribution network, it’s a very, very short time.

There may well also be capacitors on the line to compensate (aka improve the “power factor”) for inductive loads such as electric motors (e.g., AC). These capacitors almost certainly lose their charge quite quickly on a loaded distribution network.


64 posted on 08/29/2023 2:15:34 PM PDT by powerset
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