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Originally posted by james t kirk
One previous poster hit the nail right on the head, stop pointing fingers and fix the fucking problem.
The solution is very simple.
Build more power generation plants.
The problem is that that takes shit loads of money and no one wants to belly up for that one. I read not too long ago that Ontario at one time had its own plans to build a mega hydro facility at James Bay like Quebec did only it got sqashed in the environmental assessment phase and some IDIOT decided to build nukes. Well now the nukes are shut down half the time and falling apart and we still get most of our power from conventional sources like Niagara Falls.
It was interesting to note that Hydro Quebec had NO PROBLEM coping. They have tons of capacity. Why?? Cause they are smart and built a huge installation with future growth in mind.
It's time ontario hydro woke up and started thinking James Bay. We could generate enough clean hydro power there to feed half of north America.
Of course, you would have to flood a million acres. Details details.
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I think the problem was lack of communication, not lack of power generators. The power companies in Ohio didn't tell anybody anything. They were assholes. They had bad credit and were likely afraid of bad publicity. Now they've got all the bad publicity they could want.
Quebec probably is more isolated from anybody else and is so power-rich and with newer technology, they are a model for the rest of us. They are a little paranoid and don't rely so much on communication from the "english", so they cut themselves off from the rest of North America in a heartbeat and that saved them.
Quebec was quick enough to exploit James Bay first. It may be too late for Ontario. The natives and wildlife have already been displaced and the environment has suffered enough.
Ontario should should buy power from Quebec and scrap their antiquated equipment. The nuclear power plants in Ontario remind me of "The Simpsons". Only with hundreds of Homers.
Newer, automated equipment would've kept the power blackout from speading past Ohio.