| Having spoken with some of the crew, onsite, I learned that this particular substation is "fed" by power from the Fort St. Vrain Power Station natural gas-fired plant and Valmont coal-fired plant. There are 230000 volts coming into the substation with transformers stepping it down to 13000 volts. Although I don't know much about power generation and distribution I still find it all fascinating - and a necessary evil despite the health and environmental hazards. Nevertheless, it appears a lot of thought and planning goes into these substations so that we'll all have electricity! Oh, in the video I mention that Fort St. Vrain may have been a nuclear plant at one time. A quick search reveals that it was, indeed, a nuclear plant but the first commercial one in our nation's history to be decommissioned! Here's my personal web page about solar power: www.rogerwendell.com Here's my personal web page about wind power: www.rogerwendell.com Here's my personal web page about nuclear power: www.rogerwendell.com 03-13-2009 |
