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10 Steps to Becoming a Third World Utility
 

 

Subject - 10 Steps to Becoming a Third World Utility

October 29, 2008
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10 Steps to Becoming a Third World Utility

 

ImageWe recently sent out a newsletter titled 10 More Ways to Become a Third World Utility written by Jim Burke and we had several requests for the original 10 ways. So here they are! Below is a quick list of the original 10 steps. Click here to read the original 10 Steps to Becoming a Third World Utility paper in its entirety.

 

  1. Elimination of experienced engineers
  2. Reduction of participation in standards activities
  3. Loss of control over generation and transmission
  4. Decaying infrastructure
  5. Purchase of products purely on the basis of price
  6. Elimination of R&D
  7. Severe reduction of budgets and manpower
  8. Overloading equipment
  9. Loss of control over daily activities
  10. Adoption of an “Not in My Backyard” policy

 

 
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  • Mike, I have a question about the instant hot watyer heaters. When you are calculation the load. How do you treat it? As a continuous load or can you take a percentage off?

    Thanks,

    Joaquin R. Menendez
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  • Another way might be to do as they seem to be proposing for our local utility here in Western Washington (Puget Sound Energy) and that is to sell control to an Australian energy holding company. Now I respect the Australians in most things, I just don't like the idea of US utility infrastructure being owned and controlled by a foreign entity.

    Don Renbarger
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  • All True.

    One of my colleagues notes that one reason for China's success, despite being commies, is that their top government guys are all engineers, while ours are all lawyers. Go figure.

    Matt
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