Power draw of power supply. 700watt vs 1000 watt, etc

[John Martin]

That's when calculations around the relative cost of a joule of energy
delivered as natural gas or electricity come into play. That and the
fact that electricity is 'high grade' energy not to be wasted on mere
heating.  -j


On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 6:42 PM, James Knott <jamesknott-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
>>
>> | From: Glen Strom<gstrom-R6A+fiHC8nRWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org>
>>
>> | That reminded me of something I saw in the paper a while back. Some
>> scientists
>> | agree.
>> |
>> |http://www.thestar.com/comment/columnists/article/346692
>>
>> I imagine (but do not know) that the CO2 cost of manufacturing a CFL
>> bulb is higher than the CO2 cost of manufacturing the equivalent
>> number of ordinary incandescent bulbs (3? 5?).
>>
>
> That article forgets about the distribution of electricity.  In many areas,
> the distribution network is already under considerable strain, so the more
> load that can be diverted, the better, no matter what the original source of
> the power.  IIRC, that big blackout a few years ago, was started on an
> overloaded system that couldn't withstand the hit of the initial problem.
>
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