[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('John_A', 'B')lackouts have been happening since the invention of electrical power. Are you claiming that there are more of them now, then before? Do you have a chart showing how blackout frequency or length is now substantially different than all those other years?

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Unprecedented load shedding results in closure of 70pc computer industries: PCA
Business Recorder / June 26, 2011

ISLAMABAD: The phenomenon of growing and cruel load shedding has made the entire business activities standstill. Besides, the students are facing tremendous hardships, especially those who have to use computer and IT related facilities.

Likewise, the IT experts and professionals are facing the same messy situation and despite assurance of officials that the time of shedding would be decreased gradually, the spells of load shedding are increasing and thus, hampering the computer industry and destroying the future of the students, said Munawar Iqbal, the central president of Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) and other office bearers, during a specially convened meeting here at PCA Central Office.

The office bearers of PCA, on the occasion, expressed their disappointment over the grave situation and informed the participants that as a result of unfavorable business conditions and menace of load shedding 70 % of computer industry has already forced to close down its business and rest is struggling for its survival in such harsh conditions. ...

[Pops]

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', ' ')two charts with no citations and only 2010 data

[babystrangeloop]

Now back to our topic.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]BP Global -> Reports and publications -> Statistical Review of World Energy 2011 -> Review by energy type -> Electricity
BP 2011

Total world electricity generation grew by 5.9% in 2010, the fastest growth in our data (since 1990) Electricity grew faster than both GDP and primary energy, as it has done for most of the past ten years

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'T')he worst you can say about Pops is that the view from his front porch is just a little too freakin' nice

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('babystrangeloop', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', ' ')two charts with no citations and only 2010 data

[John_A]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pstarr', 'J')ohn_A, I don't believe you understand Duncan's theory. As I understand it his Gorge is not dependent on natural-gas fired electricity but rather energy availability/capita world-wide. He uses electricity as a measure of industrial production.

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]BP Global -> Reports and publications -> Statistical Review of World Energy 2011 -> Review by energy type -> Electricity BP 2011

Total world electricity generation grew by 5.9% in 2010, the fastest growth in our data (since 1990) Electricity grew faster than both GDP and primary energy, as it has done for most of the past ten years

[Pops]

Anyway, what I was going say was Duncan used total population in his formula and so do I on the charts.

It dawned on me that global population is not the same as global energy consumers and the number of global energy consumer is probably changing at at different rate than total population.

So the question is how to determine "energy consumers" and where I might be able to find a dataset?

Any ideas?

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'S')o the question is how to determine "energy consumers" and where I might be able to find a dataset?

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('babystrangeloop', 'W')here does the beautiful 5.9% growth go when you compare non-Asian Pacific 2008 to 2010? It turns into 0.4%

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')b]Generator groups power up
By Alistair Gray / FT / June 26, 2011

Energy shortages across much of the world – particularly in emerging markets – have resulted in a boom for companies that hire out temporary power generators, which fill the gaps.

... “It’s relentless,” says Rupert Soames, chief executive of London-listed Aggreko, which builds and operates temporary power stations for clients such as utilities, armies and mining companies.

... countries from South Africa to Pakistan battle to keep the lights on. Lebanon has rolling power cuts for three hours a day in the capital, Beirut.

[John_A]

BSL, do you have any theories on these types of infrastructure related blackouts and any reference as to why they are different, or there are more of them, than the normal kind of old style blackouts and such? Or do you wish this thread just to be news snips as to why increased demand might lead to blackouts if TPTB for any particular group decides to not keep up with new infrastructure construction? Hugo Chavez being a perfect example of how a country with tremendous resources but bad political commitment to infrastructure can really put themselves in a hole?

[Ferretlover]

Ahem. Off topic poosts split away. Keep on topic, please, gentlemen.

[babystrangeloop]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('John_A', 'B')SL, do you have any theories on these types of infrastructure related blackouts and any reference as to why they are different, or there are more of them, than the normal kind of old style blackouts and such?

[John_A]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('babystrangeloop', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('John_A', 'B')SL, do you have any theories on these types of infrastructure related blackouts and any reference as to why they are different, or there are more of them, than the normal kind of old style blackouts and such?