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Subject: Re: power shortages
Date: Sat, 09 Mar 2024 00:50:12 +0000
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On Fri, 8 Mar 2024 15:32:47 -0800, Joerg <news@analogconsultants.com>
wrote:

>On 3/7/24 7:13 AM, John Larkin wrote:
>> 
>> https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amid-explosive-demand-america-is-running-out-of-power/ar-BB1jtM69
>> 
>> Increasing demand and declining reliable supply could put people in
>> the dark.
>> 
>> Bitcoin mining is insane. AI, probably, too.
>> 
>
>Like the scouts say, be prepared. For me that means a wood stove for 
>heating, a generator, a LiFePO4 battery, a solar panel for that, and a 
>swamp cooler that runs on very little power. Plus lots of rechargeable 
>lights with exchangeable 19650 cells.
>
>Oh, and ham radio. When the power goes the cell service usually knocks 
>off 15-200mins later. Landlines drop immediately due to that wonderful 
>VoIP stuff. That's when I hope neighbors will remember the house with 
>the strange antennas in case someone has a heart attack, a stroke, a 
>fire or something else that requires help.

Indeed. A shortwave radio may be the only means of exchanging
information over long distances when TSHTF.