http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/05/25/exclusive-warren-buffetts-utility-man/ This blog is about the impact of business on society. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.marcgunther.com/2009/05/25/exclusive-warren-buffetts-utility-man/comment-page-1/#comment-210387 Jasmine Williams Tue, 26 May 2009 20:09:21 +0000 http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=857#comment-210387 The article states that "electricity can’t be stored economically on a large scale except in systems that pump water uphill. However, there are ice storage systems that are available today, can be rapidly deployed, can be used at the building, have less energy losses than some high quality energy storage technologies and are less expensive. Ice storage lowers the coincident peak demand caused by summer air-conditioning loads. Since summer cooling makes up 30-40% of peak demand for electricity, ice storage can have a dramatic impact on our nation's power investment. The article states that “electricity can’t be stored economically on a large scale except in systems that pump water uphill. However, there are ice storage systems that are available today, can be rapidly deployed, can be used at the building, have less energy losses than some high quality energy storage technologies and are less expensive. Ice storage lowers the coincident peak demand caused by summer air-conditioning loads. Since summer cooling makes up 30-40% of peak demand for electricity, ice storage can have a dramatic impact on our nation’s power investment.

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