[Vwdiesel] EPA things

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/8/2012 12:35:10 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
tadc at europa.com writes:

also  electrical grid demand is
*extremely* peaky, meaning that the majority of  generation capacity is
unused/surplus most of the time.  Thus,  charging your car/running your
train/drying your clothes/heating your water  during offpeak hours is
using surplus power and very cheap.  


  I always thought all the automatic switching, selling across the  grid, 
etc was 
to prevent over generation and keep it close to demand?  Not to  mention 
the 
internal governing to keep generator speed matching the load.   Otherwise 
they'd 
over or under spin and throw the 60hz off.
   Loren