Comments on: Electrical Infrastructure and the Chevy Volt http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/20/electrical-infrastructure-and-the-chevy-volt/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:11:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LRGVProVolt http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/20/electrical-infrastructure-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-153731 LRGVProVolt Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:44:11 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1610#comment-153731 "You solar system would generate much more Global Warming than any Utility. " _________________________________________________ Where did you get that idea? Do to the following link for answer to that question. http://askville.amazon.com/solar-panels-Earth-retain-heat/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=5919445 Utilities using coal, natural gas, and petroleum based fules all pollute the atmosphere far more than solar panels. The various answers on the link address several of your comments, like the efficiency of solar cells. Technological advancements are approaching 50%-60% in laboratories and in a short time mass produced solar arrays will be less costly than traditional ways of generating power at the utilities. Happy trails to you 'til we meet again. “You solar system would generate much more Global Warming than any Utility. ”
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Where did you get that idea? Do to the following link for answer to that question.

http://askville.amazon.com/solar-panels-Earth-retain-heat/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=5919445

Utilities using coal, natural gas, and petroleum based fules all pollute the atmosphere far more than solar panels. The various answers on the link address several of your comments, like the efficiency of solar cells. Technological advancements are approaching 50%-60% in laboratories and in a short time mass produced solar arrays will be less costly than traditional ways of generating power at the utilities.

Happy trails to you ’til we meet again.

]]> By: Roy http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/20/electrical-infrastructure-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-153722 Roy Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:47:49 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1610#comment-153722 Also check out http://www.skystreamenergy.com/ Also check out http://www.skystreamenergy.com/

]]> By: Estero http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/20/electrical-infrastructure-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-153671 Estero Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:22:25 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1610#comment-153671 I'll do the responsible thing -- recharge the Volt battery during night time hours. If I plug it in, for example, at 6:00 pm it is OK with me if the actual recharging starts somewhat later as long as it is completed by 6:00 am the next morning. And, I dare say that most people on this forum will do the same thing. Having said the previous, it is well to remember that some people work unusual hours and will need the flexibility to recharge their Volt battery during periods of high demand on the grid. Most of us have exceptions to our normal routine that may require us to recharge the Volt battery at unusual times. For these and many other reasons, I really don't want the government getting involved in setting hours for recharging. I’ll do the responsible thing — recharge the Volt battery during night time hours. If I plug it in, for example, at 6:00 pm it is OK with me if the actual recharging starts somewhat later as long as it is completed by 6:00 am the next morning. And, I dare say that most people on this forum will do the same thing.

Having said the previous, it is well to remember that some people work unusual hours and will need the flexibility to recharge their Volt battery during periods of high demand on the grid. Most of us have exceptions to our normal routine that may require us to recharge the Volt battery at unusual times. For these and many other reasons, I really don’t want the government getting involved in setting hours for recharging.

]]> By: hayley http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/20/electrical-infrastructure-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-153666 hayley Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:08:28 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1610#comment-153666 GM should talk to the USGBC (US Green Building Counsel) about the possibility of having adding outlets in the parking lot as one of the items that earn points towards LEED certification for commercial buildings =) GM should talk to the USGBC (US Green Building Counsel) about the possibility of having adding outlets in the parking lot as one of the items that earn points towards LEED certification for commercial buildings =)

]]> By: stas peterson http://gm-volt.com/2009/10/20/electrical-infrastructure-and-the-chevy-volt/#comment-153654 stas peterson Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:14:09 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1610#comment-153654 There is a great unrecognized benefit to come from the Electrification of Ground Transport. It is the out sized cleanup of US electrical generation that that coming will cause. The Green movement is always running into the Law of Unintended Consequences. The anti- Nuke movement of the 70s and 80s, killed many nuclear plants that were meant to retire lots of very dirty and antiquated base-load coal plants. When the nukes were killed, the Utilities had no choice but to let these superannuated and very antiquated coal plants to continue to run and belch pollution. In addition the nutty greens populating the Carter Administration passed a law that said if you do anything but he most minor of operational fixes then you have to put in the most extravagant of pollution controls. So the Utilities didn't do a damn thing to these old antiques but run them while they continued to belch pollution. Then the goofy Greens started with their wind and solar nonsense; both of which are NOT base-load generation, with their intermittent and unreliable generation. Thus forcing even more resort onto these old smokers. Electric cars and their new power demands will fatten Utilities pockets and force them to build new base-load power plants. Any modern coal plant Will have good pollution controls. The new passive and perfected LWR nuclear plants will be, and are being, ordered in great numbers. These are air pollution free. When both or either come on-line, we can, finally (!!), retire an out sized number of these old pollution belching antiques. There is a great unrecognized benefit to come from the Electrification of Ground Transport. It is the out sized cleanup of US electrical generation that that coming will cause.

The Green movement is always running into the Law of Unintended Consequences.

The anti- Nuke movement of the 70s and 80s, killed many nuclear plants that were meant to retire lots of very dirty and antiquated base-load coal plants. When the nukes were killed, the Utilities had no choice but to let these superannuated and very antiquated coal plants to continue to run and belch pollution.

In addition the nutty greens populating the Carter Administration passed a law that said if you do anything but he most minor of operational fixes then you have to put in the most extravagant of pollution controls. So the Utilities didn’t do a damn thing to these old antiques but run them while they continued to belch pollution.

Then the goofy Greens started with their wind and solar nonsense; both of which are NOT base-load generation, with their intermittent and unreliable generation. Thus forcing even more resort onto these old smokers.

Electric cars and their new power demands will fatten Utilities pockets and force them to build new base-load power plants. Any modern coal plant Will have good pollution controls. The new passive and perfected LWR nuclear plants will be, and are being, ordered in great numbers. These are air pollution free. When both or either come on-line, we can, finally (!!), retire an out sized number of these old pollution belching antiques.

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