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Lifehacker Energy Smart!

July 23rd, 2011 No Comments

Some great advice on grounding your Hydro bill.  As Quebecers, we’re quite spoiled by our ultra low energy costs.  But even those are on the rise, as well they should.  Dig into a few simple ideas on how to manage your family’s energy usage on Lifehacker.  With the key in learning how much each appliance/gadget […]

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dead level

March 14th, 2008 No Comments

I’ve used that term in some carpentry work in the past, but hadn’t thought about it’s relation to dam reservoir levels. It seems Pakistan’s Tarbela dam is running at dead level, which means that the turbines are running off only the natural flow of the river and not on any added kinetic energy provided […]

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