Re: power shortages

On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 15:32:47 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
wrote:

On 3/7/24 7:13 AM, John Larkin wrote:

  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amid-explosive-demand-america-is-running-out-of-power/ar-BB1jtM69
 Increasing demand and declining reliable supply could put people in
the dark.
 Bitcoin mining is insane. AI, probably, too.
 

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Like the scouts say, be prepared. For me that means a wood stove for heating, a generator, a LiFePO4 battery, a solar panel for that, and a swamp cooler that runs on very little power. Plus lots of rechargeable lights with exchangeable 19650 cells.
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Oh, and ham radio. When the power goes the cell service usually knocks off 15-200mins later. Landlines drop immediately due to that wonderful VoIP stuff. That's when I hope neighbors will remember the house with the strange antennas in case someone has a heart attack, a stroke, a fire or something else that requires help.

Indeed. A shortwave radio may be the only means of exchanging
information over long distances when TSHTF.