Ha, you got me. Is anything real these days or am I just lying in a pod generating energy and living some sort of simulated reality?
It's 50-50:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/
Ha, you got me. Is anything real these days or am I just lying in a pod generating energy and living some sort of simulated reality?
Ha, you got me. Is anything real these days or am I just lying in a pod generating energy and living some sort of simulated reality?
welcome to the matrix...Ha, you got me. Is anything real these days or am I just lying in a pod generating energy and living some sort of simulated reality?
It’s fake. Turbines can and do run away, but that video is CGI.Not CGI. The blades failed to pitch back to reduce the speed and secondary breaking obviously malfunctioned also allowing it to overspeed. The blades can't take it and strike the tower at the weakest point possible, folding the tower over.
I think while I was working in the industry years ago it was in Washington state that 2 people died and one was just below the folding point on the ladder because they bypassed the turbine's emergency stopping procedures and it oversped and did the same.
They don’t have to buy the energy at all. And it varies when they do I was offered what wholesale price was some companies will actually pay what they charge the customer it runs all over the placeI have been curious about this for a while and this seems a good place to ask. My understanding is that on those residential solar installations the power companies are required to buy any surplus power from the home owner. How does the rate they are buying the power relate to the rate the homeowner is paying when they buy from the utility. Also, how does the rate relate to the rate they are paying larger scale power generators?
Just to be clear, the blackouts in California are not caused by clean power. They are caused by PG&E's poor tree clearing practices which led them to be found liable for billions of dollars in damage after their lines caused a massive forest fire. You could argue that is the fault of environmentalists, but it's not clean power related. Now, PG&E pre-emptively de-energizes their lines when the wind blows strong enough to avoid liability for future fires. That is the cause of California's recent blackouts.
I was pretty sure they do at least in Minnesota so I looked it up. This is a map that shows "Net-metering laws" by state. Net-metering is essentially your meter running backward whenever you sending energy into the grid so you are credited at the same rate you pay them for power. Some states require them to buy it but only at wholesale rates and others have no rules requiring them to buy it.They don’t have to buy the energy at all. And it varies when they do I was offered what wholesale price was some companies will actually pay what they charge the customer it runs all over the place
I don't have detailed knowledge of what exactly happened, but in my view it's a situation where both the government and the utility have some blame. On the one hand, California does have really tough environmental regulations. On the other, PG&E knew about that and the regulations definitely were not set up to prevent them from trimming trees. While it was more difficult to trim the trees, it was not impossible. So to save money, PG&E took the risk (as many utilities do) that if there was a case where a tree contacted a line, that the damage would be pretty minor. Normally it's not that big of a deal - one tree burns down, some customers lose power for an hour or two and then it gets repaired and we all move on with our lives. That's what usually happens. But unfortunately, California is now a tinderbox and a tree hitting their line has caused a massive forest fire on multiple occasions and PG&E was ultimately found liable for $13.5B dollars of damage. Courts found that they had been negligent in maintaining a clear right of way, and the bill got slapped on them. And to be fair to the state and courts - they did find real evidence of negligence.If they aren't allowed to clear the way they want they shouldn't be liable but they are, don't blame them for turning the power off at all. I'm not in the industry or in California so any insight you can provide is appreciated.
The way local companies work with net metering, at least in Iowa, is that you can backfeed and whatever you use during the year they will balance out and if you pushed more back then you used you don’t get anything for that is what they do around meI was pretty sure they do at least in Minnesota so I looked it up. This is a map that shows "Net-metering laws" by state. Net-metering is essentially your meter running backward whenever you sending energy into the grid so you are credited at the same rate you pay them for power. Some states require them to buy it but only at wholesale rates and others have no rules requiring them to buy it.
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Agreed. You only get a credit - not a payment.The way local companies work with net metering, at least in Iowa, is that you can backfeed and whatever you use during the year they will balance out and if you pushed more back then you used you don’t get anything for that is what they do around me
Iowa farmers are not paying enough in property tax. I mean if we're going to have them then the share needs to be upped a little. The assessed values on farmland are a joke here.
Close to $25 per acre taxes for bare crop land with no buildings in my county. That’s a pretty good chunk of change. How much more should they pay?
Wait, you, saying somebody is taxed enough?
How much more per acre should a landowner pay for bare farmland?
More. There are children starving in the street.
So you are in favor of increased nutrition programs? Sounds good. Better than giving away money to Corporations who pay no taxes.
How much more per acre should a landowner pay for bare farmland?
how does that compare to the gas and oil subsidies??
Fossil Fuel Subsidies & Finance - Oil Change International
Fossil fuel subsidies are any government actions that rig the game in favor of fossil fuels compared to other energy sources. Learn about how to end them!priceofoil.org
Farm ground should be taxed the same as commercial property as it is commercial property. It's a joke that $300k worth of farm ground is taxed at $750 per year. I pay that for my $300k commercial property every month.
They would need to spin at a certain rpm and they can change the blade angle to do this. They shut them down on real windy days. They could do a lot of damage if they got spinning too fast.