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pwrsysengineer

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    Comment #47097213

    It does sound bad, and yes I deleted them. I wanted to convince my friends at Meta of what I was seeing. They didn't believe me until I showed them.

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    Comment #47095180

    I created a Facebook account a few years ago to get in on the local marketplace deals. After opening the website a few times and seeing very suggestive content, I had the idea of t…

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    Comment #46545297

    Ultra-high voltage is an industry term. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_voltage#Definition > ANSI C84.1-2020 defines high voltage as 115 kV to 230 kV, extra-high voltage as …

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    Comment #46518851

    Given that I only see circuit length data for high voltages and above, I assume this tool only considers power=line and not power=minor_line? I couldn't find confirmation of this i…

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    Comment #32726246

    Thank you for the tip about the library! I just put a hold on one at my city's library here in Canada.

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    Comment #22918901

    > Why are we still building towns with the pipes under roads? Keep them under the sidewalks with loops in the cement blocks so they can be easily lifted up and moved for repairs. T…

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    Comment #21986164

    This kind of event can cause transmission power outages. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomagnetically_induced_curr...

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    Comment #21095288

    I think what most of the responses are missing is that the power system is designed for peak power consumption. And any incremental amount of power needed to meet the peak demand i…