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Energy article additions.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the editor)
The article "Energy for America" (January 7 issue) contains two problems.
First, you don't address the fact that while states might vie for one of the 50 clusters of 10 new 1.2 GW nuclear power plants that you advocate to solve the United States' energy problem, local communities will undoubtedly invoke the "not in my backyard" syndrome. In my opinion, this problem could be overcome with discounted energy prices near the power plants. In a ring 2.5 miles wide around the new nuclear plants, the electric power would be free. The residents in a second ring, 5 miles wide outside the first ring would receive power at one-half the normal cost. In a ...
- Brazil: R$711mil in electric power transmission lines.
- Newspaper article from: South American Business Information August 1, 2001 700+ words
...in the construction of five transmission lines and one electric power substation. Due to the crisis in the electric power sector, Aneel (Agencia Nacional...construction of nine thermal electric power facilities with capacity for...
- Exelon can't afford risk of future power outages.(Opinion)(electric power...
- Magazine article from: Crain's Chicago Business September 15, 2003 700+ words
Exelon Corp. CEO John W. Rowe is confident that the utility's electric power transmission lines are in great shape. Otherwise, he wouldn't be assuring Illinois regulators that a pending cost-cutting move to eliminate...
- R$6bil in electric power transmission lines.
- Newspaper article from: South American Business Information August 6, 2003 700+ words
Brazil, Aug 6, 2003 (Folha de Sao Paulo/SABI via COMTEX) The electric power transmission segment might invest R$6bil between 2004 and 2006 in the system' expansion - adding 4,800 Km of lines and 13...
- High wire act; As electric power producers push to build more generating...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Alexander, Steve March 4, 2001 700+ words
...area has sparked plans to build new high-voltage power lines and upgrade many others. But those high-voltage transmission lines aren't always popular with homeowners and conservationists. Some of the planned power lines - even those considered...
- Bahia expands power transmission lines.
- Newspaper article from: South American Business Information September 2, 2003 700+ words
...least further 100km of electric power transmission lines until 2006. The expansion...construction of 2,500 km of transmission lines to the North and Northeast...set up of 10,700 km of transmission lines over the next two years...
- Aneel calls new transmission lines tender.
- Newspaper article from: South American Business Information March 31, 2004 700+ words
...COMTEX) The Brazilian electric power regulatory agency Aneel...least 2,563 km of new electric power transmission lines. The program predicts...tendered 10.800 Km of new transmission lines in Brazil that jointly...
- Brazil: Schahin-Alusa to construct power transmission lines.
- Newspaper article from: South American Business Information April 26, 2001 700+ words
...for the construction and exploration of two electric power transmission lines tendered by Aneel (Agencia Nacional de Energia...Information, All rights reserved. INDUSTRY KEYWORD: Electric Power Trans & Distr EVENT: Facilities &...
- New transmission lines attracts 41 consortia.
- Newspaper article from: South American Business Information September 24, 2003 700+ words
Brazil, Sep 23, 2003 (Gazeta Mercantil/SABI via COMTEX) The electric power transmission lines tender attracted 41 companies, being 34 from Brazil other seven from Spain. The bid totals 1,700 km and the government predicts...