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Hey Patreon,

Tomorrow we have one of our own coming on the main channel again.  Brian Garret will be talking to us about the power grid.  Brian has been working as a lineman for the power grid for the better part of 3 decades if I'm no mistaken.  

What questions do you have for him in regards to the power grid?

Would you guys like to see this LIVE before we post it? (Sorry Brian... No pressure!!!! haha)

https://youtu.be/HDc_ia8Jkz8

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Anonymous

Question: how vulnerable are power transmitters to failure? From the article linked above:“In his book, Koppel found that one piece of electrical equipment, the larger power transmitter, can be a key cog in our grid. This piece of equipment is made individually for each station with specifications strictly for that location. It costs millions of dollars and requires specialized train cars and vehicles to carry it. Over 75 percent of these pieces of equipment are made outside the United States, and it takes one to two years to make one. There could be at least 10,000 of these power transmitters across the nation and only the largest power companies have the possibility of having a spare on hand.”

Anonymous

Question: Here we are to have all new homes “net zero” by 2032….you generate an equal amount of power as you purchase. This has made building a home near impossible for the blue collar family as the requirements ramp up to that goal. Used to be a man built what he could afford, now apartments, trailers or some more “public housing projects “. Do you want to see net zero” implemented in the US? I’m in BC Canada.