Comments on The Red, Blue & Green: Storms, Trees, and Newspaper Articles

Well it would depend on which line and which part ...

2011-05-01T15:34:12.789-05:00

Well it would depend on which line and which part of the 161 kV lines failed. Now Glasgow is served by two different lines so failure on either of them would be offset by the remaining line. Of course those two lines feed off of other lines in the TVA grid, and there are certain ways that segments of the grid could fail that would put Glasgow totally in the dark, just like many cities in Alabama are right now.

what would happen if the TVA's 161kva line tha...

2011-04-29T16:30:39.085-05:00

what would happen if the TVA's 161kva line that feeds Glasgow were to go down in a storm?

What we felt bad about was the tone of my comments...

2011-04-27T20:12:40.567-05:00

What we felt bad about was the tone of my comments about downed lines. I did not want anyone to interpret my remarks as dismissing the danger of a downed power line.

The reason they are not underground is cost and complexity. Your electric bill would be roughly doubled to provide the necessary revenue to place facilities underground in the rocky environment of Barren County.

Your comments in the newspaper didn't sound th...

2011-04-27T19:25:54.495-05:00

Your comments in the newspaper didn't sound that bad. I know this may sound so simple but why aren't electrical lines buried underground?