The only horse that doesn't leak has an enlarged prostate.Quote:
Originally Posted by superquag
The only horse that doesn't leak has an enlarged prostate.Quote:
Originally Posted by superquag
Businesses won’t put up with unreliability,and many use huge amounts of power.Quote:
Originally Posted by BradC
The tenants in one of our sheds use around $25K a month,and it’s not a huge shed.
The power is that critical for their operation they also have a standby gen set.
Power prices are going to hurt EU manufacturing. German in particular. Italy and Austria in the mix with 90% of the power coming from gas.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
The sheds 25k per month a year ago here is possibly about to be ??? Fuel price for the genset a year ago was about $1:20. today its about $2:20 isn't it?
Coal is up 179% for the year
Natural gas 119%
UK gas a whooping 269%
Link to data
Sun glasses on if you have a solid long contract and the electrical supplier doesn't go belly up[bigwhistle]
PS I have my sunnys on due the huge jump in one of my favorite commodities. Significant out performance over night for this black duck :spudnikbeanie::spudnikbeanie::spudnikbeanie:
You'll soon be moving to the Gold Coast and wearing white shoes! [wink11]Quote:
Originally Posted by NavyDiver
A couple of real world examples of power use on a commercial scale that I have casually observed:Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
The Irrigation pumps on a property that I used to live on drew 450 amps across three phases when they were operating. Not having power available on demand was completely unacceptable as the allocated water would have passed by the property and been lost.
Boyne Aluminium Smelter sources most of its power from Gladstone power station. More than a short interruption would cause destruction of the smelter and in a load shedding situation the smelter is the last load to be dropped from the Gladstone power station
Both of these business cases need to be assured of a reliable power supply to be viable.
Regards,
Tote
IIRC, from my school days, Gladstone power station was specifically built to supply the smelter.
In another life I worked for a good few years at both the smelter and the power station,some memories there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tote
Refrigeration doesn’t go well with power outages either,particularly freezers.
Many hold critical supples.
I did just ask about a kia ev9 to replace my cheapie short range one [bigrolf] I do hear Gold Coast Marathon is flat. Everything I run here has bloody big hills [bigrolf] US government bill to night might make last night look little little athletics for a few things I play with in the Lazer field.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saitch
I love Aussie Tech[thumbsupbig] I never ever change running shoes. Same ones for ten years plus - Blisters and stuff I hate- White Ensign I can live with happily. White shoes are officer kits. I was and am much more a mess-deck type. Perth retirement dreams for me[bigwhistle]
ASX did nice things while I did vaccine nanny role today[thumbsupbig]
Yep, that's generally how it works. The smelter at Portland, Vic required an accompanying power station to be included in plans when built in the 80's.Quote:
Originally Posted by V8Ian
An interesting factoid: There was a time when aluminium was a very expensive metal due to the complexity of turning the ore into metal and it was right up there with silver and gold. Then along came the electrolytic smelting process and the rest, as they say, is history.
Well the power plant was Loy Yang A and maybe B, with a HT/HV transmission line (500km?) from the Latrobe Valley to Portland.Quote:
Originally Posted by reefmagnet
Even Malcolm Fraser objected to this because he'd have to look at the power lines / towers whilst eating his breakfast on the veranda at Nareen.
Vic elec users still subsidise the price of the line and energy consumption at an undisclosed rate. The smelter employs 600 people.
Maybe there is a strategic reason for keeping the smelter going............dunno. [biggrin]
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