# NYS power authority sucks **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 19, 2009, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418 "2009-04-19T07:20:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418/21 "2009-04-20T13:55:59Z")
what would an arc flash off one of those look like? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418/22 "2009-04-20T13:56:50Z")
AC doesn’t lose much, again see Tesla VS Edison. 😉 Hint, Tesla OWNS Edison. Sorry had to throw that in there. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418/23 "2009-04-20T13:58:28Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > what would an arc flash off one of those look like? Probably a lot like lightning. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418/24 "2009-04-20T14:04:53Z")
> [@evolve](#): > > Serious question: when has Google ever looked at Buffalo? Link? I heard it on the radio a few weeks ago too, not sure if it was true or not. Can’t find a news article on it, Googling “Google” is harder than it seems, I must have caused it to divided by 0 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418/25 "2009-04-20T14:29:26Z")
> [@badnewsmini](#): > > that seems so counter productive, isnt there a % of loss over that length of wire? wouldn’t it be more productive to have coal facilities closer to NYC for power production? of course there is. They make more money selling it there than they do here, even though we have some of the highest electric costs in the country. The electric system in nyc/surrounding areas is like a house of cards, like say if you had a problem in only a few major transmission lines or if a power plant had a problem (say, like indian pt nuclear plant) in the heat of summer, i would not be surprised to see rolling blackouts etc. If i had to put money on it, your gonna see either another major transmission line being planned to that area within the next 10 years, or another power plant being built close by. Me personally, id bet on another transmission line. Some of the bigger transmission lines that stretch across the state are 230kv or 345kv, there are stretches of 765kv line from up near massena ny down to marcy ny, iirc. Plus, they always run the lines higher voltage than they were typically designed for to minimize loss, I.E: 230kv line at 245kv+ etc. Edit: Tesla \>\* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au1nJ-2zg0w&feature=channel\_page](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au1nJ-2zg0w&feature=channel_page) opening a 230kv switch under load(goes bad) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_FsRZ-I9\_F0&feature=channel\_page](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FsRZ-I9_F0&feature=channel_page) 138kv line arc [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7CibcPNPxU&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7CibcPNPxU&feature=related) opening 500kv switch under load (very impressive) ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418/26 "2009-04-20T18:37:24Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > AC doesn’t lose much, again see Tesla VS Edison. 😉 > Hint, Tesla OWNS Edison. Sorry had to throw that in there. no. > **[High-voltage direct current](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC)** > > A high-voltage direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system uses direct current (DC) for electric power transmission, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) transmission systems. > Most HVDC links use voltages between 100 kV and 800 kV. However, a 1,100 kV link in China was completed in 2019 over a distance of 3,300 km (2,100 mi) with a power capacity of 12 GW. With this dimension, intercontinental connections become possible which could help to deal with the fluctua... [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nys-power-authority-sucks/66418.md?page=1)