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Subject: Re: Power measurement
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:37:05 +0200
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Matthias wrote:
>Bernie mentioned that we Germans could shutdown one or two
>of our nuclear power plants if this standby load could be
>significantly reduced. This is in fact so, although this does not
>only apply to Germany but to almost all countries...

Of course it wasn't directed at Germany or germans per say. It's just the
only one that I've seen mentioned that we all can imagine. I have no idea,
Sweden could perhaps save 1/6 of one - but it's not as easy to imagine a
sixth of a powerplant as a whole. I should however know this since it must
have been mentioned with the closing down of one powerplant. But we are
still the worst, or best if you prefer, in the world when it comes to
nuclear powerplants (or is it reactors? - probably both) per capita.
The average number a swede needs to reduce in power consumption is 2/3, and
for an american 7/8, to get a world that we all can actually live in.
However these numbers are from the mid 90's so I would assume they have
risen :/
//Bernie