http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/11/12/cool-electric-grid-maps/ The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. - F.A. Hayek Thu, 24 May 2012 09:58:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://theunbrokenwindow.com/2009/11/12/cool-electric-grid-maps/comment-page-1/#comment-10649 Econobran Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:19:37 +0000 http://theunbrokenwindow.com/?p=1852#comment-10649 It seems odd that this type of information is available in this day and age. I know that when companies are looking to locate in an area, it can sometimes be difficult to get maps of utilities. Sure, they will mark where their utilities are, but they are usually very cautious about sharing that information. I suppose this is more true with gas/oil companies than electric companies (since their means of transmitting energy is in plain site), but I'm not sure if that's any more rational. Interesting, though. It seems odd that this type of information is available in this day and age. I know that when companies are looking to locate in an area, it can sometimes be difficult to get maps of utilities. Sure, they will mark where their utilities are, but they are usually very cautious about sharing that information. I suppose this is more true with gas/oil companies than electric companies (since their means of transmitting energy is in plain site), but I’m not sure if that’s any more rational. Interesting, though.

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