DOE grid study has wind and solar lobbyists spooked — rightly so

[thackney]

I'm on the fence about external lighting, safety vs making myself a target -- given my neighborhood it would probably come down to how many of the neighbors were around.

After a week without power following Hurricane Ike, I counted 3 of us left out of the ~60 homes on our street. 

[Smokin Joe]

I live in Tampa, not much chance of pipes freezing here.

I live in North Dakota. I have known three people who did. Pipes freezing is fairly common, but with no power in the winter, both can happen.

[driftdiver]

I live in North Dakota. I have known three people who did. Pipes freezing is fairly common, but with no power in the winter, both can happen.

I used to live in Aberdeen SD and had family out by Lemon SD.  There is a reason I'm in Tampa.

Each person has their own needs.  For me spending the money for a generator doesn't make sense.  Each to their own.

[Smokin Joe]

I used to live in Aberdeen SD and had family out by Lemon SD.  There is a reason I'm in Tampa.

Each person has their own needs.  For me spending the money for a generator doesn't make sense.  Each to their own.

Yeah. It's be like buying flip flops here...