Electric Truckstops Will Need As Much Power As A Small Town

[Jimmy N.]

I will say that solar pool heat isn't all that effective. We're putting in electric.

Couldn't you pour about 30 gallons of gas into the pool, then set it on fire?
Should warm the water up nicely, and probably also kill algae and such.

 

[DavidKFla]

Couldn't you pour about 30 gallons of gas into the pool, then set it on fire?
Should warm the water up nicely, and probably also kill algae and such.

Killed the gators last time.

 

[Jimmy N.]

I completely forgot that you have unlimited access to those. Maybe set a dozen on fire and throw them into the pool?

 

[McLovin]

Killed the gators last time.

Find a feral hog, and you've got the makings of some delicious sausage!

 

[DavidKFla]

I completely forgot that you have unlimited access to those. Maybe set a dozen on fire and throw them into the pool?

They've become my friends.

 

[DavidKFla]

Find a feral hog, and you've got the makings of some delicious sausage!

No thanks.

 

[MikeD1]

mine are still working good after 12 years. panels inverters have 20 year warranty.

What happens when you get snow ?

 

[Jimmy N.]

What happens when you get snow ?

You just place burning alligators on the panels.

 

[MikeD1]

You just place burning alligators on the panels.

Hmmm, that works here in FL where we have an abundance of gators & a paucity of snow but not so sure it's a viable solution in Canada ?!

 

[Jimmy N.]

Hmmm, that works here in FL where we have an abundance of gators & a paucity of snow but not so sure it's a viable solution in Canada ?!

BULL has some nearby. How much could it possibly cost to have some shipped from there?

 

[DavidKFla]

BULL has some nearby. How much could it possibly cost to have some shipped from there?

Millions and millions of $$$$

 

[oilburner]

What happens when you get snow ?

I have a tractor with a bucket an my wife raises me up an I use a snow rake. alot of times it just slides off by itself. I don`t use the power it generates it goes in to the grid an a separate meter keeps track of generation an I get paid for it.

 

[Magnified]

https://energynow.com/2022/11/electric-truck-stops-will-need-as-much-power-as-a-small-town/?amp

This is a bit more balanced from the stand point of real world implementation. Good for comparison purposes.

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4852

 

[1971demon]

Find a feral hog, and you've got the makings of some delicious sausage!

Found on any street corner in lower Utica after mid night

 

[HWDan]

Next headline will be

Electric Trucks On Fire Will Need As Much Water to Put Out As A Small Lake.

 

[2ndAmend]

The analogy I like to use is to think of electricity as being water.
The cables and wires that deliver it to you are like pipes and hoses.
Batteries would be swimming pools.....

"Swimming Pools" may not be the best example, maybe more like leaky pools that get smaller and leak more as they age. I think "bladder" would be a good example!

 

[1971demon]

Although all of the above are certainly issues, there is another that a lot of times is minimized / overlooked.
The analogy I like to use is to think of electricity as being water.
The cables and wires that deliver it to you are like pipes and hoses.
Batteries would be swimming pools.

Now think about a truck stop. Hundreds of swimming pools trying to be refilled at the same time. So lotsa water (electricity) is needed. The hose (cable) coming into the facility is only so big. It will only handle a certain volume (amps). You could increase the amount coming in by increasing the pressure (voltage), but you know what happens when you put more pressure in a hose than what it can handle. Cables are the same way - they'll fail.

So the solution is to install additional 'pipes' or increase the size of those pipes to handle the draw. The thing is, you can't provide any more volume than where the smallest restriction is anywhere along the way. So you could have the largest, bestest cables installed, but if anything 'upstream' is limiting it, it won't help.

Now multiply that by every house in a neighborhood drawing double the amps it is using now because there is a Tesla in the garage charging. Every truck stop like mentioned in the article. Every commercial business with a fleet of electric delivery trucks charging. Now picture the amount of overhead lines you see on utility poles while driving down the street. All the transformers hanging off of them, and the pad mounted transformers sitting in yards in underground fed residential (or commercial) developments.

Every single thing will need to be looked at and likely upgraded to handle all of this.

And that's assuming we have a big enough reservoir (generation) to start with to supply all the water....[/QUOTE like I said...ill conceived...