{"id":503119,"date":"2010-04-01T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"e2249889-c78b-43e3-9643-b1d7d4aa587b:417559"},"modified":"2010-04-01T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T16:05:00","slug":"peak-electron-day-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/503119","title":{"rendered":"Peak Electron Day is coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/network.nationalpost.com\/NP\/blogs\/tradingdesk\/power.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/network.nationalpost.com\/NP\/blogs\/tradingdesk\/power.jpg\" align=\"middle\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Within three years, the world is expected to be using all of its available electricity, according to FirstEnergy Capital\u2019s Steven Paget.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGlobal power use peaks during summer in the Northern Hemisphere, usually in the first week of August when people are running their air conditioners at maximum power,\u201d the analyst says in a new report.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, he believes that global electron supplies are likely to be maxed out on or near Aug. 2, 2012, the first Wednesday of the month. That\u2019s pretty specific.<\/p>\n<p>He continues: \u201cIf we and others are correct, global electrical power use will hit a wall in 2012. Every air conditioner or appliance that is turned on anywhere will results in a decline in power for the rest of the world. Power companies will begin to observe slight brownouts that have no apparent cause in the generation or transmission systems, and firing up additional power generation will have no effect, as there will be no additional free electrons to flow through the power lines.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, authorities around the world are taking actions. They have imposed voluntary and enforced power austerity measures, while also banning all stic-electricity suppressing fabric softeners during the six months leading up to August 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, power companies are looking at ways to do their part, including putting large wool \u201csocks\u201d on existing wind turbine blades that could rub against carpet places on the supporting towers to generate static electricity. As an emergency measure, local utilities and other power companies are fitting large warehouses with shag carpets, doorknobs and dehumidifiers, and making plans to bring in thousands of people that would generate static electricity by ribbing their feet on the carpet while holding onto the doorknobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Peak Electron Day becomes more publicly known and electron resupply measures begin in earnest, we believe demand for wool products to generate static electricity will increase,\u201d Mr. Paget said. \u201cClothing stores will sell new items as the \u2018static cling\u2019 look will become fashionable \u2013 those who have the look will show that they are doing their part to fight Peak Electrons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Paget is the same analyst who predicted (<a href=\"http:\/\/network.nationalpost.com\/NP\/blogs\/fpposted\/archive\/2009\/04\/01\/niagara-falls-water-heading-for-the-oil-sands.aspx\" >exactly a year ago on April 1, 2009<\/a>) that water from Niagara Falls would be heading to Alberta\u2019s thirsty oil sands region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jratner@nationalpost.com\">Jonathan Ratner<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/network.nationalpost.com\/NP\/aggbug.aspx?PostID=417559\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Within three years, the world is expected to be using all of its available electricity, according to FirstEnergy Capital\u2019s Steven Paget. \u201cGlobal power use peaks during summer in the Northern Hemisphere, usually in the first week of August when people are running their air conditioners at maximum power,\u201d the analyst says in a new report. 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