Comments on: Top off your tanks & get some cash http://sacrag.com/2006/07/top-off-your-tanks-get-some-cash/ Sacramento News, Gossip & Snark Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:41:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: FauxPaws http://sacrag.com/2006/07/top-off-your-tanks-get-some-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-2329 FauxPaws Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:28:49 +0000 http://wp.sacrag.com/2006/07/top-off-your-tanks-get-some-cash/#comment-2329 Don't want to jinx anything by saying it's unlikely SMUD will have rolling blackouts, but ... well, it's unlikely. That's because since the energy crisis SMUD has pulled away from Cal ISO and formed its own "control area." SMUD has said it would act in support of the state power grid in case of emergency, but otherwise controls its own fate. SMUD also has voluntary energy curtailment programs to give the local grid a break, such as Peak Corps for residential customers and others for commercial customers, but they haven't gone to these programs yet. They are saying today that they might, however (go to www.smud.org, click on "power system status"). SMUD also brought its new Cosumnes Power Plant online in May, so that's definitely helping. Still, it's always good to be prepared with cash and other "what ifs." Maybe I'll hit the ATM, too. And conserve power! :) Don’t want to jinx anything by saying it’s unlikely SMUD will have rolling blackouts, but … well, it’s unlikely.

That’s because since the energy crisis SMUD has pulled away from Cal ISO and formed its own “control area.” SMUD has said it would act in support of the state power grid in case of emergency, but otherwise controls its own fate.

SMUD also has voluntary energy curtailment programs to give the local grid a break, such as Peak Corps for residential customers and others for commercial customers, but they haven’t gone to these programs yet. They are saying today that they might, however (go to http://www.smud.org, click on “power system status”). SMUD also brought its new Cosumnes Power Plant online in May, so that’s definitely helping.

Still, it’s always good to be prepared with cash and other “what ifs.” Maybe I’ll hit the ATM, too. And conserve power! :)

]]> By: Glenn http://sacrag.com/2006/07/top-off-your-tanks-get-some-cash/comment-page-1/#comment-2328 Glenn Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:04:22 +0000 http://wp.sacrag.com/2006/07/top-off-your-tanks-get-some-cash/#comment-2328 I loved your remark: "Not that people can actually count change"...my wife handed the cash to a KMart clerk awhile ago and said to him "let me give you the six cents and you can just give me back one dollar." You should have seen the lights flash behind his eyes...Whoa Dude! Like I can't handle this kind of math without some help! He insisted we just take the coins! Too much of an overload for this dude to calculate. I loved your remark: “Not that people can actually count change”…my wife handed the cash to a KMart clerk awhile ago and said to him “let me give you the six cents and you can just give me back one dollar.” You should have seen the lights flash behind his eyes…Whoa Dude! Like I can’t handle this kind of math without some help! He insisted we just take the coins! Too much of an overload for this dude to calculate.

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