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Bill: .
Details
Submitted by[?]: Elite Sinn Fein
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2346
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: Each region owns and maintains its own power grid.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:08:31, January 18, 2007 CET | From | Elite Sinn Fein | To | Debating the . |
| Message | I figure the name of bills is to irrelevent for me to wast my time on. |
| Date | 03:51:33, January 18, 2007 CET | From | Paraplu party | To | Debating the . |
| Message | thsi method should be more efficient. |
| Date | 05:13:44, January 18, 2007 CET | From |  Txurruka/Aperribai/Mayoz's OPX | To | Debating the . |
| Message | "thsi method should be more efficient." How so? Actually, the current situation is more efficient. To demonstrate how, I'll need to use an example: *Gevaro consumes, on average, 12 MWh *Albiland consumes 6 MWh *Lindar Valley consumes 15 MWh *Athosia consumes 8 MWh *Terrarokka consumes 11 MWh *Gevaro generates 10 MWh *Albiland generates 8 MWh *Lindar Valley generates 12 MWh *Athosia generates 8 MWh *Terrarokka generates 15 MWh Under the proposed system, as regional grids are not connected (if they were, it would be a national grid, not maintaining its *own* power grid, which implies separatism), Gevaro and Lindar Valley have less power than they need and Albiland and Terrarokka generate more power than they need. To combat this, if this bill passes, the former two would need to increase their generation capabilities (perhaps by needlessly constructing a new, large coal or nuclear plant) and the former two need to decrease their production (by either pumped storage plants or by closing a large power plant). In any case, the final result is that to avoid brownouts and the like, each region needs to build slightly more production capacity than necessary. Whereas, if the grids were connected, some regions (usually the larger ones) could suck the surplus generated by other regions without resorting to diesel engines to meet demand or without requiring pumped storage plants to burn off the excess. Further, a national power grid allows for a national electricity market: that is, a generator anwhere can sell its electricity to a retail outlet anywhere else. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 39 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 61 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Alduria, Rildanor and Lourenne all have Canrilaise (French) cultures. |
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