tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post7153737341090417954..comments2023-10-17T22:56:42.784-04:00Comments on Only in The Republic of Amherst: Making (effluent) Waves!Larry Kelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-39233028064333572892007-10-24T20:43:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:43:00.000-04:00So where did you hear this Chris? What "excess po...So where did you hear this Chris? <BR/> <BR/>What "excess power"? According to Umass engineers the Powerplant will only produce 80% of the needs of the CURRENT campus; thus if they add 5,000 to 10,000 energy Godzilla’s--I mean students--that percentage drops even more.<BR/><BR/>And by Federal Law the (evil, monolithic) Utilities have to purchase any excess you decide to send their way.<BR/><BR/>Why would Umass GIVE Amherst $100,000 in juice when they could simply sell it to the Utilities?Larry Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614645831526190536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-91985317465304174252007-10-24T15:13:00.000-04:002007-10-24T15:13:00.000-04:00What about the electricity that the power plant pr...What about the electricity that the power plant produces? Excess power will be given to the Town for free. This should be included in your calculations.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410756959959544808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5035949355013113578.post-39823826551726267512007-10-23T18:44:00.000-04:002007-10-23T18:44:00.000-04:00Love the wave and also your cute pics from the pre...Love the wave and also your cute pics from the previous post. And thanks for the tip about the Amherst PD log. I've got high hopes for it!Mary E.Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038834344347616519noreply@blogger.com