[modeleng] Re: Semi OT windmills / generation
- From: cbrumbelow@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:00:03 +0000
Down near Chattanooga Tennessee, TVA hollowed out the top of Racoon Mountain
and put turbines at the base. When the demand for electricity is slack, they
pump water to the top of the mountain. When demand is heavy, they generate
electricity by letting the water run back through the turbines. That, plus
their hydroelectric facilities, plus some gas turbines allows them to keep the
nuclear and coal-burning steam power plants running full speed while helping
meet peak demand loads. Charles
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> At one time there was talk of utilizing tides to generate electricity.
> Incoming tide would turn generators in one direction and outgoing in the
> other. This would happen twice a day with a bit of slack between, but it
> looked feasible. Don't know why it was dropped unless it would present a
> navigation hazard or possibly intefere with Teddy Kennedy's water sking and
> sailing. Maybe the lobster fishermen would be upset??
>
> Jesse in Tennessee
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