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det offentlige net

English translation: the power grid

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Danish term or phrase:det offentlige net
English translation:the power grid
Entered by: stephen mewes

13:58 Feb 20, 2010
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
Danish term or phrase: det offentlige net
Efter indkøring af anlægget vil varmeindtægten og indtægten fra elsalg til det offentlige net tilsammen skabe et tilstrækkeligt indtægtsgrundlag til at kunne dække de estimerede driftsomkostninger samt den del af de finansielle omkostninger, der svarer til den fremtidige anlægsomkostning for den færdige generation af et tilsvarende bioforgasnings-kraftvarmeanlæg.

Could I say 'the national grid' (commonly used in the UK to mean 'the electricity supply')?
stephen mewes
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:23
the power grid
Explanation:
this is the most common term used in the US. There is usually no indication of whether it is "public" or "private". I think "the power grid" refers to the aggregate of local and regional power lines, which is usually an interconnected system of both private and public systems, and generally controlled by some sort of quasi public "power authority". It is often shortened to "the grid" as the meaning is normally apparent from the text. The "electrical grid" is also an option.
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Brian Young
United States
Local time: 05:23
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1the public grid
Sven Petersson
4 +1the power grid
Brian Young


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the public grid


Explanation:
There is no "national grid" in Denmark:

Quoted from http://rru.worldbank.org/documents/publicpolicyjournal/171ca...

"In Denmark, for geographical reasons, the grid
is divided into two main parts: one on the Jutland
peninsula and the other on the island of
Sjaelland. In each of these two areas the generation
and distribution utilities, mostly owned by
municipalities, formed special-purpose organizations
to manage the extra-high-voltage grids
and the coordinated operation."

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 14:23
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dana Sackett Lössl: You will find references on the Internet to both private and public grids.
25 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the power grid


Explanation:
this is the most common term used in the US. There is usually no indication of whether it is "public" or "private". I think "the power grid" refers to the aggregate of local and regional power lines, which is usually an interconnected system of both private and public systems, and generally controlled by some sort of quasi public "power authority". It is often shortened to "the grid" as the meaning is normally apparent from the text. The "electrical grid" is also an option.

Brian Young
United States
Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Andersen
43 mins
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