Senate Report Comments On The Electrical Utilities

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i found the passage listed below most interesting. now is someone going to 'suggest' that the Senate committe on Y2K has twisted or misunderstood the information they received from their consultants?

or is it possible, just possible, that they might be correct in their comments regarding the state of affairs in the electrical industry.

Here is how the Senate panel sees Y2K affecting various sectors of the U.S. economy:

Utilities: Only about 50 percent of electric utilities had repaired Y2K systems as of December. "Of greatest concern are about 1,000 small, rural electrical utilities." Local and regional blackouts are "likely," but a "prolonged, nationwide blackout" is not. i think that this is a major step towards veracity at the federal level of our government. i do wonder though, how can they be sure that the blackouts won't be prolonged?

-- Anonymous, February 24, 1999

Answers

marianne-

I posted about that in the question about "doom & gloom" below. Note the answers.

Also, my question about the statement (which we know they crafted \ very carefully, was: Does that mean that there will be "short" nation wide blackout....since "prolonged" blackouts are unlikely?

-- Anonymous, February 24, 1999


The flip side of the coin is the availability of fuel to the utilities. The OPEC nations, (and the shipping) which now supply us with much of our fuel for transportation and utilities, are NOT compliant. Our electric plants may work, but only as long as there is fuel for them.

-- Anonymous, February 25, 1999

Can anyone address the issue of 1,000 small, rurual electrical utilities being of greatest concern and how they might affect the overall stability of the grid?

Thanking you in advance.

-- Anonymous, February 25, 1999


I'm also quite interested in a response to Carol's question above. Thanks.

-- Anonymous, February 25, 1999

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