Posted on 10/01/2022 2:35:10 AM PDT by Chad C. Mulligan
Got quotes on 1200a 480/277 switchgear a couple of months ago and over 1 year lead time then.
Hate to see what it is now.
IF they don’t have the equipment to handle storm repairs-—
HOW will California go “ALL ELECTRIC” in 7 years????
The utilities make the same mistakes over and over.
Every storm it’s like it was the first storm ever.
Your planning is wise.
It takes FOSSIL FUELS to make steel-——
It’s ridiculous, and what you ordered is common.
Things are just getting worse and worse.
Entire state of Calif is supposed to change over to all electric by 2030.
They can’t, it’s all a pipedream.
There was an old essay that got my attention many decades ago—wisdom for the ages:
https://fee.org/resources/i-pencil/
You are correct (rumor).
https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2021-06/Steve%20Newman%20Delta%20Star-A1.pdf
“Unfortunately, most of the large power transformers which must be procured for individual utilities’ needs on procurement timelines that often exceed 12 months — are produced in a handful of factories around the world, as most of these manufacturers have fled the United States for more cost competitive environments. In the end, incentives for domestic manufacturing is limited, expansion and re-tooling is capital intensive, and market protection is limited at this time.”
The latter statement should appropriately ruffle everyone’s feathers.
Furthermore, there are other issues at hand:
https://energycentral.com/news/transformer-shortage-impacting-local-utility-companies
https://www.jeffpud.org/transformer-shortages-price-spikes/
This one storm is going to impact the housing market and grid maintenance across the entire country.
If I hear one person in my earshot dare to utter ‘climate change’ regarding this solitary storm, I’m prepared to rip them a new one. I don’t care who or where they are.
I encourage others to let the a$$hole in them go to work to combat this propaganda narrative, but do so with facts and be prepared to utterly destroy these idiots.
Additionally, call out your elected representatives on both power grid resiliency/flexibility/redundancy/ramping vs. ‘net zero’ and demand that the national power grid become a national security priority.
Yes and this quote was just for the service design submittal to the utility for their design and approval, and I’m trying to impress that expanding lead time on the customer.
He isn’t listening.
This job is going to take forever...
Ditto
EC in Florida have their hurricane stock usually filled by the end of January. After 2004 they plan early and for the worst the season can bring.
People who lived in Florida in 2004 remember we had 3 major storms in less than 2 months, and they all followed similar paths.
My wife and I own a Condo on the St.Johns River and just as people got cleaned up and repaired, BAM another storm would come thru.
I was docks floating down the river, one after another.
Power went out twice for nearly 2 weeks each time, it was bad.
DemonRAT/RepubliCON traitors...China is an equal opportunity employer.
That’s an awesome essay. Thanks for sharing that with me.
Utilities are so undermanned, it’s ridiculous.
Way more work is done by contractors, but it still isn’t enough.
Our field is undermanned and old.
Customers don’t understand or care.
I try to tell every young guy I know to learn CAD, or learn to be a lineman.
Pity the fools driving their electric cars.
“This is what happens when some 25 years old MBA only looks at the current quarter financials.”
It’s not just the 25yo MBA’s who cause this. Our district manager is in his late 50’s and he squeezes every damn penny as if it’s coming out of his own pocket.
I agree. The managers are just playing musical chairs in the utilities. They figure they’ll be in a new position when the music stops.
There’s also a bonus tied to performance for them.
I heard about Ivan. That one was supposed to hit in the New Orleans area, but just like Sally (2020), it made a last-minute turn and hit Pensacola instead.
We're pretty much the same. I always felt out of step with the short-term focus in my business career and on the home front we focus on self sufficiency.
My parents lived through WWII in Europe and my husband's grandfather was wiped out in the Depression. We're frugal, have practical skills, and always keep extra stock of critical items. We have too much crap now, but it's hard to let go of it knowing that quality and availability have dropped so much.
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