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Old 12-20-2017, 04:44 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
According to my son who is a IT and special projects gut for a major company and volunteer fireman who toured the local brand new substation.... super capacitors not batteries can provide back up power for small towns long enough for quick repairs or rerouting power from other places.

I didnt get the details, but his description of these supwr capacitors was impressinve and the firemen had to get special training based on this new tech.

His tech background enabled him to really understand what the tour was about.


Or locomotives
A decade ago during the icy rain crisis in Quebec, CN (Canadian National Railways Company) brought locos to serve as generators and provide power to a lot of homes.

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