[33657] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Second day of rolling blackouts starts
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Charlap)
Thu Jan 18 18:27:45 2001
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From: David Charlap <david.charlap@marconi.com>
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Eric Germann wrote:
>
> I wonder if thats still the case today and if so, what difference it
> could make if they could wheel power into the West from excess
> capacity (if any) from the east.
Some federal beaurocrat would mandate nationwide rolling blackouts in
order to ship power into CA.
If you ever wonder "what if" where government is concerned, just think
of the dumbest, most dangerous option possible and that is what will
happen.
-- David
