Looking for a particular blog post…
Hello all,
Last week, whilst reading the usual nuclear energy blogs and news sites, I found an interesting article about fossil-fired energy plants being forced to shut down under high temperature conditions. Now, this is a significant comeuppance for those who are quick to point out that nuclear power plants have been forced to shut down in the past to avoid excessively high water discharge into environmental systems.
But, now, I can’t seem to find the post.
Does anyone recognise what I’m talking about? I’d appreciate it, if you could find the link for me.
Hello Luke –
This was an article from Canada.com that Joffan linked to in a comment over at We Support Lee. The article is quite good and details high electricity demand in a heatwave in Alberta.
The article cites lack of transmission line capacity as a culprit in the power shortage, but also says,
Ruth
July 29, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Try this link:
http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/search?q=heat+wave
scroll down
Fat Man
July 30, 2007 at 8:35 pm