A Mobile Power Plant?

PowerTrainUSA is a mobile power plant that can travel to areas of power shortages.

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July 5, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

PowerTrainUSA does have one key advantage: mobility. Being a cluster of locomotives, after all, this power plant can chug over to where it's needed. Often the biggest hurdle electrical system operators face isn't just making enough electricity, but moving it from producers to users. Localized demand spikes, power-plant failures and downed transmission lines can create bottlenecks on the grid.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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