From Crispin Piney
I read with interest that Japan is planning to raise the voltage of its
electrical power grid, thereby saving 1 per cent of electricity consumption due
to reduced transmission losses
(2 June, p 6).
One might ask why the US, apparently in the grip of an energy crisis, has not
already upgraded its energy transmission network in a similar way? Do they have
any plans, or have the oil barons found an argument to justify this ongoing
waste?
Valbonne, France
