Korean Job Discussion Forums

[plattwaz]

This could be a really really silly question that does nothing but show my ignorance about a lot of things, but I'll risk it and ask anyway --

In the hot summers in Canada, there are always news reports and public information telling people to conserve energy - most Cdns will remember the balckout suffered through most of Ontario 2 years ago that left the area power-less. There have been smaller ones in Ottawa this year and in other places in the country.

The culprit is usually over-consumption - air conditioners, fans, general increase in electricity usage, causing the power grid to fail.

So my question is this -- when I look around Seoul I see buildings that run A/C 24 hours a day, signs that are lit up all night, and then of course, the fact that with twice the population of Canada there is much more general energy consumption.

But yet, I don't *think* Korea produces much of it's own energy - certainly not hydro-electric, right? Then why are there no black-outs in Korea, or any big pushes to have consumers decrease their energy usage? What are they doing here that is different from how energy is produced/used in Canada? How is it that the Korean power-grids down't fail, leaving half of Seoul in hot sweaty darkness for 3 days at a time?

[Tiberious aka Sparkles]

They turn off their fans and air-conditioners before going to sleep.

Sparkles*_*

[Dispatched]

Korea has 10 Hydro plants and 4 nuclear plants.

I would guess Korea's electricity is so well wired together (small area, lots of consumers) that a fault in one area can be easily bipassed.

Korea's power plant locations

[Bulsajo]

Putting up your infrastructure later than everyone else ends up giving you the advantage of having more modern one.
220 is a better system than 110.
Plus there is less of a distribution issue (shorter distances, less lines, therefore less line problems).
Lots of other obvious issues too, but that's a good start.

[fidel]

[Pyongshin Sangja]

Canada provides lots of electricity to the Americans, too. South Korea, so far, just has to meet national needs and have a surplus, I hear. After they start bribing the Norks perhaps they will have less of a surplus.

[Grotto]

No blackouts?
There are tons of blackouts in Korea every year
















Of course i'm talking about soju induced blackouts

[crazylemongirl]

I must live in a bad area as we've had several blackout here during the summer

[just because]

South Korea has an energy surplus....

[peppermint]

[matthews_world]

Where are the NPPs located in Korea? I've not yet seen one in more than 2 years on the peninsula. Would they happen to be near U.S. military instilations. A huge leak or 2 would prompt our servicemen in leaving the peninsula quickly.

[VanIslander]

[Ya-ta Boy]

Maybe we have stumbled across an area where Korea is just superior. Could that be?

[just because]

[fidel]