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Major power surge in NY? (Blackout is in NYC, Detroit, Ottawa and Toronto, per Fox News)
8-14-03 | Joe Hadenuf

Posted on 08/14/2003 1:14:13 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf

Hannity station went dead for about 20 seconds. Said he had never seen anything like it.


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To: ChadGore
ChadGore, Nice Map!

The Lighting Story was early SPIN!

If your interested in the GRID and the real story about electrical power.

It is all online and it's a political HOT POTATO!


Electrical Power is Big Business!

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Underlying each of these issues are complex details which must be addressed. In addition, the pro and con arguments of a vast number of stakeholders with diverse interests have been heard and must be taken into account.

____________________________________________________________ Well, if you want the dirt it's all inside sections 1 thru 8.

Table of Contents

4. The Federal Statutory Background of the Electric Power Industry

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 In 1992, President George Bush signed the Energy Policy Act (EPACT). The Act substantially reformed PUHCA and made it even easier for nonutility generators to enter the wholesale market for electricity by exempting them from PUHCA constraints. The law created a new category of power producers, called exempt wholesale generators (EWGs).

The law has been hailed by industry analysts as one of the most significant pieces of legislation in the history of the industry.

6. Federal Legislative Initiatives

"The Clinton Administration has been pressing Congress to reach consensus and enact comprehensive legislation without further delay"

Secretary Richardson stressed that "Congress must move ahead to make changes in the Federal statutory framework to provide the certainty that is needed to achieve reliable electric service in competitive wholesale and retail markets."(7)

8. The Role of the States in Promoting Competition

In 1999, Texas was the largest State to pass restructuring legislation. Governor George W. Bush signed Senate Bill 7 to introduce retail competition to Texas.(33) Retail choice will begin in 2002. The restructuring law freezes rates for 3 years or until 40 percent of a utility's customers have switched to an alternate provider, whichever comes first. __________________________________________________________

2,981 posted on 08/14/2003 8:53:30 PM PDT by Major_Risktaker (If you’re not passing, stay out of the left lane!)
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Could there be a connection to whale flatuation here.
2,982 posted on 08/14/2003 8:53:30 PM PDT by jetson
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To: prairiebreeze
Dolphy, Dolphy, Dolphy...are you punnin' with us?

Some people get paranoid late at night and some people just clever;) Seriously though, we lost all of our computers at the office this afternoon (we are tied in to our Detroit office). At the same time I was hearing the news out of NYC and my first thought was how does this happen from a single event.

2,983 posted on 08/14/2003 8:53:32 PM PDT by Dolphy
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To: Petronski
My computer is steam-powered.

Are you boiling water? Do you have a permit for this?

where can I get one?

2,984 posted on 08/14/2003 8:53:32 PM PDT by slimer
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To: rintense
I tend to change the channel every time she's on there so I don't notice.

I just moved and have no Cable[refuse to deal with Comcrap..er.comcast) so I have nothing until I get Direct TV so I can't get any stations anyway(I'm need to borrow dad's old rabbit ears).

2,985 posted on 08/14/2003 8:53:49 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan ("Boom Boom! Out go the lights!" - Pat Travers)
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To: slimer
...where can I get one?

I bought mine from a little dude named Dr. Loveless.

2,986 posted on 08/14/2003 8:54:11 PM PDT by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: momofsixgirls
Here's some info on "Slowly I turned, step by step"

Looks like Abbott and Costello did it first in 1944.
2,987 posted on 08/14/2003 8:54:29 PM PDT by lelio
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Central New Jersey here. Lost power again for about 20 minutes. Just came back on.
2,988 posted on 08/14/2003 8:54:42 PM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Mo1
Thanks for the added Allentown info, appreciate it!
2,989 posted on 08/14/2003 8:54:52 PM PDT by GOPrincess
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To: Petronski
Oh yeah, I knew that!

I use to have a photographic memory but I ran out of film. ;)

2,990 posted on 08/14/2003 8:55:04 PM PDT by slimer
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To: All
I can't rememeber who was looking for this picture .. but they finally posted it

The Statue of Liberty is lit but the New York City skyline behind it is mostly dark as seen from Bayonne, N.J., during a wide-spread power outage Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

2,991 posted on 08/14/2003 8:55:12 PM PDT by Mo1 (I have nothing to add .. just want to see if I make the cut and paste ;0))
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To: slimer
"I'm waiting to hear from Al (automobiles are a menace to society) Gore."

LOL!
2,992 posted on 08/14/2003 8:55:17 PM PDT by GOPrincess
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To: lelio
"The guy on MSNBC is stressing that this isn't terrorism, just a glich in the system. Is that suppossed to make us feel any better? That if someone wanted to do more damage it could be worse?"

And, as pointed out elsewhere in this thread, this could sure give terrorists ideas. :(
2,993 posted on 08/14/2003 8:56:09 PM PDT by GOPrincess
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To: Petronski
Abbot & Costello
2,994 posted on 08/14/2003 8:56:16 PM PDT by two23
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To: Calpernia
Central New Jersey here. Lost power again for about 20 minutes. Just came back on.

Damn, still going on huh?

2,995 posted on 08/14/2003 8:56:25 PM PDT by Joe Hadenuf
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To: austingirl
I heard that the power companies deliberately shut down their generators so they wouldn't overload once the first event (unknown supposedly) happened. If this is true, they could have overreacted and now it's going to take a good long time to get things up and running.

"a good long time"???

If they stayed online and fried the generators it would take MONTHS/YEARS to replace them.

You'd let the grid destroy your facility? I'm glad you're not running any power plant I depend on...

2,996 posted on 08/14/2003 8:56:54 PM PDT by null and void
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Power back on full tilt in Toronto, 15 mins ago.A/C doing just fine :)
2,997 posted on 08/14/2003 8:57:30 PM PDT by habs4ever
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To: Joe Hadenuf
HOLLY MOLLY, we are watching that. Total gridlock through out the entire NY region..........

Actually, it was surprising how well traffic flowed without the lights. Traffic was moving quite well, in fact.

2,998 posted on 08/14/2003 8:58:01 PM PDT by Dec31,1999
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Helicopters flying low over head too. That tells me it won't be the last outage for the night IMO.
2,999 posted on 08/14/2003 8:58:40 PM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Mo1
That Statue of Liberty picture is so neat.

This morning my five-year-old son told me he had drawn "something very important to America" and produced a very clear drawing of the Statue of Liberty (in bright orange and green markers!). I was so touched and impressed and told him I was saving it. Little did I know just how nice it would be to see the Statue lit up later this very day!
3,000 posted on 08/14/2003 8:58:48 PM PDT by GOPrincess
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