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by john connell

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Today's _The New York Times_ reports that many Silicon Valley companies are promising to conserve power by shutting off lights, heat or air, and other less essential power demands. If energy production continues to wane in California, these firms risk losing staggering amounts of income from operations.

Can the technology sector suffer another blow? Not only are general stock market conditions causing trouble, but California's economic landscape is in dire straits because of the financially crippled energy providers.

Let's face it, power is the very backbone of IT. Some companies have energy reserve capabilities and alternative sources, but those are finite and limited.

Am I overreacting, or is Silicon Valley on the brink of a potentially disastrous situation? What can these firms do to continue operating with a pending energy crisis?!

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by ottar

This is a subject that has been sending me twitching for several years now. We as a society are becoming dependant on electricity at an increasing rate. Yet we give no thought to upgrading infrastucture or the source. Power plants, transmission cabling, they are all failing faster then they are being replaced. This is really going to be a piper demanding pay sooner then we care to realize. The new administration in Washington is even less interested in finding alternatives then the previous ones. The bottom is coming and it will be a HARD hit when we hit it. When we have to decide between powering our hospitals or our schools we will be between that rock and a hard place. We could have exploited the alternatives 10 plus years ago and already be in high clover. Surfing the net by the light of candles may be the alternative son

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