$171M in debt is crazy. I don't see how they can turn that around and turn a profit eventually.
It sure was. The selection of the site for Palo Verde was controversial. Critics claim that the site was not the first choice because it was in...
The Ocean? Several Fission Reactors in the US are on the coast. But there's even one in the desert, and Palo Verde is just shy of 4 GW.
Still thinking small, think commercial, IT industry specifically. for reference the building I work in uses about 17-20 GWh per year, that's a...
I was talking specifically about taking the JCX bus vs driving, not the rail. There will almost never be a rail line that can take me from my...
Fusion Reactors will fix that. Lockheed hopes to have a "small" 100 Megawatt Fusion reactor working in the next 2 years, big ones would be in the...
Current NC540 rates are roughly 15 cents per mile with a transponder, no reason to think it will differ that much. It would be a total of 30...
It's closer than you think. http://phys.org/news/2016-01-physicists-scheme-teleport-memory.html Give it another 20 years or so.
I would much rather have 540 built than a commuter rail to RTP. Currently taking public transit from my house near 42/70 to where I work in RTP...
Since 2 hour delivery is free for prime members, I thought I would try it out sometime this week. They have my dogs' food available on PrimeNow,...
Manpower is an easy one. Option 1 - You have 200 guys and it's going to take you 2000 days to complete the project, assuming $100 per day per...
It was paved by 1948, so still 6 years to pave and built over 1500 miles.
Agreed, back in 1942 they built 1700 miles of the ALCAN Highway in about 6 months, through some of the roughest terrain any road has ever been...
On point and exactly right. If you think you have a better location for a few hundred acre rail yard that is close to both I95 (and an...
If you don't think that railroads should have the power of eminent domain, then you should contact your state representatives and petition them to...
Freight is moved by rail, water, pipeline, truck, and air. The rail network accounts for approximately 40 percent of U.S. freight moves by...
I will go out to Fuquay for dinner more often and probably some shopping, and to visit family in Holly Springs more often. Also I will definitely...
Created a new 540 map here - https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=zDHJBN8oLdmY.kyQc5Oh-RGek&usp=sharing [ATTACH] It's not 100% accurate, but...
I did not attend the meeting, but I do know that property acquisition is part of the project. You can email the project managers if you like,...
The new interchange at White Oak/Cornwallis is right where the Pond Management Company is today. The road will be entirely in Wake County, just...
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