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re: Entergy Louisiana customers could see a 15-year, $5 a month Screw Job
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:17 pm to billjamin
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:17 pm to billjamin
How many amps does fiber carry? What voltage? A little difference between a 230kV conductor and a fiber optic cable
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Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:17 pm to ell_13
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Most new construction goes underground. Things that are 25+ years old are up in the air. Getting them in the earth isn’t cheap or easy.
Not true. The only things that go underground are when the customer pays for it because underground isn't built into the rate.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:18 pm to Dawgwithnoname
Just about every new neighborhood gets underground now.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:18 pm to ell_13
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Just about every new neighborhood gets underground now.
And the developer pays for it.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:19 pm to Dawgwithnoname
I didn’t say they didn’t.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:20 pm to CE Tiger
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Or it’s never made sense financially…
Fema is handing out $800 for generators and $500 for food/fuel for power outages. They do this every hurricane. How bout allocating some Fema money to Entergy to start putting shite in the ground where trees are close to lines(older neighborhoods in Southern Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Cities) and use better poles and lines where trees aren't an issue.
Win-Win-Win.
I'm a fricking genius.
This post was edited on 9/20/21 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:20 pm to ell_13
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I didn’t say they didn’t
So who would pay the Billions it would take to run transmission. And distribution underground?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:21 pm to mikelbr
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Fema is handing out $800 for generators and $500 for food/fuel for power outages. They do this every hurricane. How bout allocating some Fema money to Entergy to start putting shite in the ground where trees are close to lines(older neighborhoods in Southern Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Cities) and use better poles and lines where trees aren't an issue.
Federal money going to a corporation? Democrats would have a stroke.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:21 pm to LaBR4
You poors sure do like to complain. How's that cable, Netflix, and Disney plus going for you?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:22 pm to mikelbr
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How bout allocating some Fema money to Entergy to start putting shite in the ground where trees are close to lines
Because even if distribution is underground , if the transmission lines are damaged or out and the subs aren’t being fed then it doesn’t matter . You won’t have power
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:23 pm to Dawgwithnoname
Customers. Who else?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:23 pm to CE Tiger
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How many amps does fiber carry? What voltage? A little difference between a 230kV conductor and a fiber optic cable
Que? I was talking specifically about a 340kV transmission line.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:24 pm to billjamin
I was talking to the fiber on the ocean floor guy
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:26 pm to ell_13
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Customers. Who else?
So if it takes 4x the cost to install and maintain (that's low), then the rate would have to go up at least 4x. Fuel charge would stay the same because it's a straight pass through, but the other half of the bill would be at least 4x as much. For me, that means my bill goes from $200 to $500 a month.
I can afford it, but it's not worth it to me.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:27 pm to deltaland
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Why should customers pay extra for a natural disaster?
Can utility companies not insure their property/infrastructure against natural disasters like all other businesses do?
I'm no entergy apologist, but that's pretty much what Entergy is doing. They can't raise prices due to increasing costs without going through the government.
The real complaint is that every dollar Entergy spends that needs to be reimbursed should involve some sort of improvement to the grid in conjunction with a grand plan.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:28 pm to Dawgwithnoname
I’m not advocating for Entergy to put all those lines underground. Chill.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:28 pm to LaBR4
Maybe their top execs should take a pay cut to spread the pain.
This post was edited on 9/20/21 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:29 pm to Cosmo
Is it more expensive than resetting poles every 3-5 years?
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:31 pm to toddg
Next you morons are gonna tell SpaceX how to get to the moon. You fellas need to be execs of power companies and stop wasting your time here.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 9:34 pm to toddg
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Is it more expensive than resetting poles every 3-5 years?
Short/medium term yes, long term it will balance and shift at some point.
How much are YOU willing to pay extra per month (and for how long) for underground cabling of power?
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