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To: Publius6961
Typical transmission losses in CA - 50%

Electical line loss come no where near this amount. There are loss this great comparing energy in fuel to power plant output but they are mostly from the waste heat losses.

Supply and Disposition of Electricity, 1995 through 2006
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epates2.html


71 posted on 07/25/2008 3:11:37 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney
Why in the world would there be 'unaccounted for' inputs into the system?


75 posted on 07/26/2008 5:59:01 AM PDT by GreenAccord (Bacon Akbar!)
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