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Post #339,593
by SpiceWare
2/9/11 4:28:14 PM
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put it on FirstEnergy due to lack of tree triming in Ohio, combined with some software bugs that suppressed information for over an hour that would have let them know about the problem.

It doesn't mention if others slacked on their maintenance.



Well well - this bit seems interesting:
The extra publicity given to Ontario's need to import electricity from the United States, mostly due to a decision of the government not to expand the province's power generating capabilities, may also have adversely affected the Conservative government.
So by having "unity", you can blame your own shortcomings on others...
Post #339,594
by hnick
2/9/11 4:51:21 PM
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The tree trimming was part of it. They also lost a couple of sections of high tension lines which really screwed things up. I don't think that had anything to do with trees.
Two of our friends and one of my wife's extended family were among the people laid off. They were pretty bitter an vocal about the under the table deals that were made to enable their removal. The companies didn't really care about maintenance and they underestimated how much could go wrong in that short a time. They still got their bonuses and rate hikes, so it's all good.
     Rolling blackouts in Texas - (SpiceWare) - (17) - Feb. 2, 2011, 11:48:43 AM EST
         Pretty bad. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 2, 2011, 12:23:04 PM EST
             Looks like it's due to power plant problems - (SpiceWare) - Feb. 2, 2011, 02:46:24 PM EST
         Good thing Mexico sends more than people north - (lincoln) - (5) - Feb. 2, 2011, 09:19:33 PM EST
             And France sends electrons west - (rcareaga) - (3) - Feb. 2, 2011, 10:29:09 PM EST
                 Doubtless you recall also, a Mr. Reddy Kilowatt? - (Ashton) - (2) - Feb. 6, 2011, 02:13:04 AM EST
                     Mr. Reddy Kilowatt - (rcareaga) - Feb. 6, 2011, 08:33:11 PM EST
                     Last I saw of Mr. Ready . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 6, 2011, 09:50:46 PM EST
             Mexico cancelled the offer - (SpiceWare) - Feb. 3, 2011, 02:55:41 PM EST
         Re: Rolling blackouts in Texas - (lincoln) - (8) - Feb. 5, 2011, 02:24:53 PM EST
             not really a good argument there - (SpiceWare) - (7) - Feb. 5, 2011, 05:56:19 PM EST
                 Yeah, it's really too bad - (jake123) - (6) - Feb. 6, 2011, 01:37:01 PM EST
                     I see a number of mentions of - (SpiceWare) - (5) - Feb. 6, 2011, 03:30:40 PM EST
                         No... the point there - (jake123) - (4) - Feb. 9, 2011, 12:02:29 PM EST
                             thing is - (SpiceWare) - (3) - Feb. 9, 2011, 03:51:14 PM EST
                                 More than one - (hnick) - (2) - Feb. 9, 2011, 03:59:55 PM EST
                                     The findings in wiki - (SpiceWare) - (1) - Feb. 9, 2011, 04:28:14 PM EST
                                         Re: The findings in wiki - (hnick) - Feb. 9, 2011, 04:51:21 PM EST

Just give me credit in the Garamonde-Flighty footnotes.
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