Gramp I wonder what percentage of total electricity consumption goes to air conditioning at peak use times?
According to Energy.gov, air conditioners use about 6% of all the electricity produced in the United States, at an annual cost of about $29 billion to homeowners. The percentage varies depending on date, time, and location.
Six percent seems low until you consider the amount of electric energy used by large commerical and industrial users. For example, my company had a lignite fired steam electric station in Rockdale, TX. It had four 525MW generators. Three of them were dedicated to producing power for Alco's smeltering operation. If I remember correctly, the plant was not air conditioned. In the summer it was like working in a steam bath.
If one drilled deeper, he/she would find that a much higher percentage of reisdential electric energy is for AC. This is especially true in TX, which is where I live.
Rio Grande Valley, CFI,CFII
A u tube by someoe who thinks CA HSR is a good innvestment.
California High Speed Rail has not Failed and RealLifeLore is wrong - YouTube
Forbes article . Not much new but 10% of real estate still to be acquired.
California Bullet Train Gets $4.2 Billion Green Light For First Phase While Bigger Challenges Loom (msn.com)
Another reason to speed up HSR construction (sorry ) the work in southern California. By time this road widening is complete those desiring to avoid this could be riding Ca HSR.
I-5 project planned to address growing traffic problems (msn.com)
I wonder what percentage of total electricity consumption goes to air conditioning at peak use times?
A new problem for CA HSR once it is operational. Where is all the power to come from at high hot peak loads days? Will it have to build its own generation facility(s).
California says it needs more power to keep the lights on (msn.com)
Recuperative generatiors might be the answer as they take just 5 minutes warm up. However they do use jet fuel.
All that real estate not yet acquired is going to cost much more now.
diningcarYesterday's news tells about diminished ridership on commuter lines. Perhaps as a result of the working from home situation now being experienced.
Not everyone has returned to work yet, we just got our return to work request March 1st. I think June 2022 would me a more accurate month to check. Also, you have to take into account that a LOT of jobs retail and restaurant have been eliminated and you have to allow time for some of them to fill in more. So I think this is something you will have to check monthly for increases until most of the help wanted signs are gone from the city,
To which you can add Zoom and other brands of video conferencing to replace meeting face to face
Yesterday's news tells about diminished ridership on commuter lines. Perhaps as a result of the working from home situation now being experienced.
1) Incompetence
2) The object of the exercise is not to build a railroad, but to line the pockets of consultants, contractors and unions (and politicians, of course)
Parenthetically, the idea that it is to provide affordable, fast transportation to the masses is a joke at best - maybe just an outright lie. Going from city center to city center might be fine for the white collar crowd (the rich have their helicopters and bizjets), but what about the working class families from someplace other than downtown going to some place other than downtown? The whole thing is an elitist boondogle
I'd expect that if they ever finally complete it the cost will be between $125B and $150B based on what has happened so far. I have read about some reasons but I'm hoping someone from CA who has followed this extremely closely can elaborate on all of the reasons. For sure, the longer its delayed the more expensive it will be be.
Heh, you know I understand we have high inflation but I don't think this is all do to the inflation rate now. What on earth keeps escalating the costs of this project?
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