Mike Rowe explores the charging of America's power plants

'How America Works' host Mike Rowe goes inside the Hoover Dam #FoxBusiness
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[@beckmc8939]

And we just put our iPhones on the charger and think nothing of it! We live in amazing times. Thank You to the workers who really keep it all going! 🙏

[@justice6480]

How about we dress up and admit that wind and solar would have to cover the entire country to power it Quite literally

[@mastersplinter437]

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[@davidscbirdsall]

Thanks to capitalism, quality of life is constantly improving.

[@lukemn29]

Mike Rowe is gold, more of these bits please.

[@mastersplinter437]

Much Respect and Love for all my Brothers and Sisters in the Trade 💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@DK-ck6gy]

Let's go Brandon!!

[@Moondoggy1941]

I went on the Dam tour and it was a blast, I cannot wait to go again.

[@susanh326]

I did too. America is great.

[@poodlescone9700]

Cleaning mussels out of Hoover dam is an actual job.

[@aarongoodwin4845]

3.5 million Semi Trucks in America! Each ranging from 409 to 600 horses! A reverse Dyno can easily turn any Semi or even car into a generator! A Dyno is used to measure horse power, torque, etc in sports cars! You pull your car into wheels so the tires just spin! That spinning could save Food supplies in emergency situations! Thinking outside the box!

[@gmariet1391]

Way to work guys and gals

[@wirefly1000]

I love the IBEW!

[@biserker1delta61]

Love this series with Mike Rowe

[@bravecaucasian]

Great segment! Do more like it soon.

[@staceyh98]

This is great!

[@laughinoutloud2006]

Stuff I didn't think I needed to know, but this is very interesting!

[@tthams73]

Unsung hero’s!

[@jerryswagerty5325]

*Mike Row! America's Expert on All Above Energy Plants Made in USA!* Jer

[@RichardinNC1]

I've done the dam tour :) An amazing place. Each generator room is 800 feet long. Each generator is 500 tons and as big as a small house.

[@jeffnpatricia]

Rowe is a national treasure for just recognizing and highlighting the men and women that built America. 🇺🇸

[@MrDpracing]

And keep it going there's an army of us out here. Everyday most people don't even know who we are or want to see us do our job. It's still very rewarding fixing a problem or failed part, stare at it for about 30mins to make sure it works or you didn't forget something then go to the next one.

[@davenkathy101]

I have walked the stairs top to bottom, 48 years ago when a young 19, a workout!

[@TheRealJoeMama1]

Just think about how much electricity could be saved if they shut off the music while people are speaking.

[@Rad_Thibodeaux]

Very cool content!

[@johnbennett67]

I just watched the episode on the Hover dam. My question is why is there one more generator on one side? Oh yea, I love the show. Excellent.

[@gpslightlock1422]

As crazy as the world may be at times, Mike Rowe puts all that aside if only for the duration of another episode. Gotta love Mike.

[@stevelutzke9600]

Mike, how many more plants will be required if we convert to electric powered vehicles?

[@moppypuppy781]

Potentially none, EV's aren't the only revolution occurring. Tesla batteries in every home could disrupt the entire energy sector.

[@nwdbrown]

@@moppypuppy781 Maybe you don't understand, but batteries store electricity but don't generate electricity.

[@kentkirkpatrick7953]

Yup. Then when everyone charges the battery's after a power outage it'll crash the system. Good luck with that!

[@johnkeller5163]

The main concern for more power demand beyond power plant potential is the very old energy grid which is also nowhere near enough to transmit enough power to cover a nation full of electric car demand. We are several decades from that potential grid to be repaired and heavilly augmented sucessfully. As for real power plant potential, we have to get serious about nuclear plants for sustainable energy to even think of getting off fossil fuels.

[@andyharman3022]

@@moppypuppy781 Hey, I know! Why don't you buy an exercise bike and put a generator on it. Then you'll be able to keep your Powerwall charged all by yourself. Talk about being energy independent!

[@tracyj.angela4090]

Immediately after I lost my job I taught life has come to an end not knowing that God has a better plans for me has been of good help to me and my family also contact

[@davec.3198]

Interesting fact.....around 60-70% of all the electricity produced goes into an electric motor of some kind.

[@davidleebls1874]

From 9PM To 5AM should turn OFF the lights

[@LeoN-wc9od]

We better do better job at it.

[@85agyoung]

There is already a Grd installed guess different work groups with their own grds.

[@klausalan]

Mike Rowe is the man.

[@thespicemelange.1]

I like watching this kind of stuff, where can I get this?

[@bradjames6748]

The "REST" comes from Quebec and British Columbia who are hydro electric juggernauts

[@brianwaskow5910]

Shouldn't you replace all the brake pads???

[@thespicemelange.1]

Not really because of the way that the wheel droops, you have to keep the shape constantly the same all the way around, otherwise changing the braking distance might cause deflection and break the wheel and then they'd have to replace the whole entire unit. That's what happens when you have really big things rotating, it's not like your wheels in a car, the physics are a lot different.

[@andyharman3022]

No. The hydraulic brake actuators have their height set independent of the others so that all pads will push equally on the rotor.

[@wacobeer6469]

So there is a mussel that is damaging downstream today? What did it do when there was no dam to stop them?

[@GFSwinger1693]

The Quagga Mussel invasion started 5 decades after Hoover dam was built.

[@cowboyup1215]

Wears leather protectors, but no actual rubber gloves……… on a short shotgun stick………. Seems fishy

[@anthonymarino4260]

NOITHING FOR GRANTED

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GREAT SHOW FOX NEWS...

[@kilocowboy5246]

Millwrights

[@jolyonwelsh9834]

I say we use all electric resistance heat and level 2 electric vehicle charging.

[@willboudreau1187]

Is it just me, or is anyone else alarmed that those pads are wearing unevenly? Shouldn't they all be wearing at the same rate? Just sayin'.

[@brianellinger6622]

The seizure is new technology you can do it with frequency like a dog whistle

[@brianwaskow5910]

Any asbestos in those brake pads???

[@troyelenbaum7800]

Not anymore

[@duradim1]

Yes. Asbestos is still being used in brake pads, clutches, insulation, and many other items. I have never, ever seen a mechanic wearing a mask or some other protection while changing brake pads. But the lawyers made a bunch of money, and isn't that what really counts? Bless their crooked little hearts.

[@stockupwithlarryjones6835]

I think the pandemic have really thoughtpeople the important of multiple streams of income, unfortunately having a job doesn't mean security

[@troyfoster5710]

it's not how much money you keep, but how much money you make,how hard it works for you and how many generation you keep it for

[@victorlewis28]

interesting, most people don't understand the market moves and tend to be mislead in facts like this and always depend on money in the bank very bad idea

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when money realize that's it's in good hands, if wants to stay and multiply in those hands, if you really want to make points out of money you ve got, you have to take it out of your saving account

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I understand the fact that tomorrow isn't promised to anyone, but investing today is a hard thing to do because I have no idea of how and where to invest

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[@joffrecueva5662]

Is just a 10 minute brake job

[@gergc4871]

So long as I can get some dammed bait.

[@tedbell4416]

I'll take some of the yellow. Don't get cheap on me now

[@gergc4871]

@@tedbell4416 the bread pudding is extra runny today!

[@jontopham2742]

That is the most ghetto way of grounding a transformer, don't have a grounding switch at the hoover Dam??

[@digger105337]

"charging of power plants"??? Must be a typo, or this was written by the same guy who writes instructions for imported power tools.😂

[@PHIL5251]

FJB

[@firstlast7099]

Mike mentioned the shortcomings of our power grid, he neglected to mention how many power plants were boarded up by Obama’s EPA.

[@sioul8485]

i doubt that. its a long process to decommission and deactivate a power plant. usually will go through at least 2 presidents before the decommissioning takes place

[@philpugliese7049]

1hp is 750 watts, how much generation is needed for one electric car?

[@andyharman3022]

Fast chargers require up to 350,000 Watts. Multiply that by 100,000,000, which is about 1/3 the number of cars in the USA, and my own guess about the number of cars that would need to be charged at any given time. Pretty big number. Care to hazard a guess about what happens to the price of electricity when all the new generators, transformer stations, and power lines have to be built, and old installations maintained?

[@philpugliese7049]

@@andyharman3022 Bottom line. If we shut down homes and industry charging electric cars is no problem. Or we can double our electrical generation.

[@blaydCA]

Fast chargers are 50kW (50,000) each not 350,000 watts. Oh well.

[@andyharman3022]

@@blaydCA Yes, I have seen fast chargers in rest areas on the Ohio Turnpike that have 350 kW posted on them.

[@philpugliese7049]

@@blaydCA KW means 1,000 watts, more properly stated 50,000 KWH for 7 hours.

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[@preformancemustang]

Miss all of mike rowes shows. He was the best and most viewed show back in the good old days. Now the real part of this is. What’s going to happen when everything goes electric and even more load is put on the power grid. Come on people. Electric cars are grate and all but it produces more greenhouse gasses to make them plus the batteries can not be recycled. I repeat can not be recycled. Once there done they get thrown in with nuclear waste. Unlike old lead batteries that can be recycled and reused. Wake up people. Quit being brain washed by Washington. It’s all lies. As a ex government official I’ve seen it to many times. Nicad and lithium batteries have been used for years in the military. Thus way we know it can not be recycled. It’s nuclear waste after 8-10years. It’s been proven. Look it up.

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[@thesenutz77]

God I wish Mike was born in the states! He would be the perfect president. He needs one of those Obama birth certificates!

[@vmorr1]

The Obama birth certificate line is awesomely funny.

[@markwilson3723]

Where was he born?

[@susanbarnes9800]

Mike Rowe was born in Baltimore County MD.

[@thesenutz77]

I really thought he was born in Canada. Really wish he would run for president but I see why he wouldn't.

[@therealdavetheraveitstrue1533]

Mike Rowe would make a good President.

[@FranciscoHernandez-hh7xp]

This map shows how Americas mountains will contain a new York tsunamis hold water in half the states mountain top filtered with dirt salt water turns fresh

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