inside info re: grid?

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forwarded info ... for what it's worth ...

>To friends who are concerned about Y2K: > > >A friend who works for a computer company sent me this message this week. For >obvious reasons, he wishes to remain unidentified, since free speech is not >permitted there. > >If you forward this to other people please delete my name from this (I didn't >write the message below, merely am forwarding it). > >Part of the truth of the situation is that no one can honestly say exactly >what >will happen to the power grid at the rollover. But the recent spate of "trust >us, we're ready" reports from a few utilities that did not use the term >"compliant" and worse, seem like form letters written by lawyers and do not >inspire confidence. I would not recommend betting one's life, one's family, >one's community, one's civilization on their unverified claims. > >I highly recommend reading the contingency plan at www.wscc.com/y2k.htm -- the >Western Systems Coordinating Council (western US/Canada power grid) doesn't >trust the standard assurances of compliance from MCI and has a contingency >plan >for satellite phones for utilities to communicate with each other. It's a >fascinating read. > >by the way, www.realgoods.com is having a sale on selected solar panels until >July 19 >www.homepower.com, www.alt-energy.com, www.jademountain.com are also good >sources for renewable Y2K-compliant energy systems > > > >_________________ > >in this message, i've substituted [company] for a certain large computerized >company that makes electronics and [utility] for a certain large utility that >distributes lots of electrons over a large region of North America -- >sorry for >the secrecy > >_________________ > > >Actually the only real tidbit that I have acquired was from a general >manager in charge of facilities here at the [company] plant (I had a long >talk with him last week) >The [utility] assured him in writing that >1. at the first sign of trouble after midnight on the first they are >"turning OFF the entire grid and then they will turn it back on >in four hours in a "islanding" situation to preferred and y2k >compliant customer only (by prearranged planning of which the manager >claims [company] is cause we assured them we are y2kready(which we arnt which >is a whole nother story)) > >[utility] will charge the lines with only 150,000 volts instead of 200,000 >and no more quite some time now here is the kicker They [utility] plans to >give the power to only those who promise to use only 150,000 to insure >no spikes no more no less !!!!! to insure the grid doesn't experience >any more failures Now stay with me. >The whole world is off for holiday( [company] is closing this Whole site >then starting up very slowly fixing the problems as we go) >Isn't this about the same way everyone and every user will try to meet >the new year???? Thus its a no brainier ,,,,,user use will NOT be >the steady 150,000 volt usage that a islanding situation DEMANDS >there for spikes and the whole grid collapses again and again oh yea >then [utility] has told [company] once you blow your island its Officially Get >in >line buddy we will get to you when we can ..... >There's more when [utility] gave these assurances of power it end with this >scary statement >I quote "[utility] is planning for the largest cyber terrorist attack ever >on the night of y2k and if so they will NOT recharge the grid until >all bugs are out of the system with likely down time being in weeks >and possible months. >SO you tell me Mark where is truth in all of this ??? >[company] is not ready but we tell [utility] we are >Hell I will bet [utility] is not ready but says it is and when all hell >breaks out from Y2K we can always say some 11 year old hacker took it >down??????? No blame No worry hey ??? > > > > >O.K. the official /press/media/multinational message is no problem >so i ask why all the trouble to pass a law shielding the high tech >industry from all the greedy lawyers when the trouble hits if the real >impact of y2k is nothing to worry about???????? > >Y2K still has the potential to take modernism down . >Yes the US made gallant attempt and spent a hell of alot money but WE >didn't slay the dragon and the rest of the world is in big trouble >Russia and Venezuela and Asia is still burnt toast >the OLD saying still holds We the USA are toast and the rest of the >world is burnt toast >Oh well what ever you do don't take your money out of the bank!!!! >Yea right! >

-- Anonymous, July 13, 1999

Answers

Sorry, but that sounds like a hoax to me.

-- Anonymous, July 13, 1999

Good story, I do like a bit of humour. Actually I thought that you were about to tell us something serious, untill you got to the part of turning the whole grid off for 4 hours. But the real clincher was when you gave the voltages. (150,000 ha ha.)

The unfortunate thing though is that some people may actually believe that you were serious.

Malcolm

-- Anonymous, July 13, 1999


200 to 150KV maybe the NZ DC Plant, 25% loss of Volts is a brown out to me. Spike Lee or Knot..... TROLL ALERT.

-- Anonymous, July 13, 1999

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