but i can't go work on it so that's not very fun....i wish there was a shop worker who loved in nashua
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CRail wrote:its the box in the top of the dispatchers desk that has the LCD readout.To clarify, you pay the demand charge for the day. The cost of the actual energy consumed, a separate charge, does not vary with the peak.
ul see it say current demand, and new peak set. you DONT want to set a new peak. We get charged for the peak all day. so if the power demand jumps even for a second, we pay as though we used that much all day consistantly.
CRail wrote:we are charged the peak demand. if we run at 20 amps all day. and we run 3 cars at once and jump the demand to 30 amps for only a few seconds, we pay for 30 amps all day.It is a two part rate. There is a demand charge based on the peak demand measured in kilowatts as you describe. There is also an energy charge which is based on actual energy usage measured in kilowatt hours. The two charges are calculated separately and then added together for the total bill.
I volunteer at IRM, and your museum is often mentioned during discussion. How long is your mainline, and how much of the North Shore and CA&E equipment is in operation?The Museum has photos and information available on a few of the cars: