If Electricity Dies

[monnee]

We would go back to the days when we had no electricity and use fire for light, cooking, etc.

[falcon9]

I am totally offgrid so it wouldnt affect me at all other then possibly their might be hope that there will be something left of this planet for my future generations to enjoy. [/quote]



Presumably, you meant that you are totally off the local powergrid wherever you are and not off the information grid, (the internet).  The reason the obvious was mentioned is because the 'net is powered by national energy grids and a widespread loss of this power source would bring the 'net down, thus affecting you indirectly.  Other indirect effects of a widespread power loss would affect people and things that do impact those who are "totally off-grid". The secondary and tertiary consequences would multiply expotentially in such a scenario.

[handllucas]

I do not think this is a possibility. There are so many ways that power is produced, it seems impossible that they would ALL fail at the same time.

However, if anyone wants to explore options if this happens, there is a book called "When Technology Fails" that offers solutions to problems that would arise.

[Garydh]

I am totally offgrid so it wouldnt affect me at all other then possibly their might be hope that there will be something left of this planet for my future generations to enjoy.

Presumably, you meant that you are totally off the local powergrid wherever you are and not off the information grid, (the internet).  The reason the obvious was mentioned is because the 'net is powered by national energy grids and a widespread loss of this power source would bring the 'net down, thus affecting you indirectly.  Other indirect effects of a widespread power loss would affect people and things that do impact those who are "totally off-grid". The secondary and tertiary consequences would multiply expotentially in such a scenario.

So True: Take out the satelites, power grid and no more internet. No more cell phones, can't pump gas at the gas stations and the damn clerks don't know how to make change, so forget getting groceries. Ha
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[falcon9]

Take out the satelites, power grid and no more internet. No more cell phones, can't pump gas at the gas stations and the damn clerks don't know how to make change, so forget getting groceries. Ha

Even with backup generators then, (since they too need some power source), once the grids go so goes the internet - whether or not a user is living off of the direct power grids.  Current levels of solar power, geothermal, wind-power and 'bio-fuels' might provide a diminished grid however, these would have to be expandedsignificantly to carry the current power loads.  That's going to be expensive in a recession economy.

[Phx0808]

How do you think you would do if one day our electronic grid was wiped?

In February I had major ISP Issues, last month I had to replace the water heater (it's a combo that also heats the home), and this week my chk trans light went on and my hard drive crashed on my desktop, what do they all have in common? They all require electricity AND technology to work!

I sometimes wonder if this is a way to prep me for something bigger as I rely on electricity and technology very heavily. I am 26 so not old but old enough to remember:

- before computers, call waiting, dvr, cellphones
- we had a rotary phone, record player, atracks, vhs, cassettes
- I know how to add/subtract/multiple/divide without a calculator

But there are so many people who have no idea what life was before. And I cannot imagine life of people in the 1940's-50's even. What if we revert?

My mom was born in '35. They didn't have electricity to the farm where she lived until she was 14. She got her first TV at the age of 25.