Zorro: You Portugise" are such deep thinkers!!! And I RESPECT that!!

If not for PORTUGUISE... WHO would have discovered AMERICA? and WHO would have colonized JAPAN (Arrigato "in Japanese" = Obligato "in Portugese"!!!)
I am NOT making FUN!! I really BELIEVE that you guys TRULY HAVE it TOGETHER!! Must be you independence due to the Pyranees Mountains... or maybe your fine wine ... and "corks!

... Lo SIENTO!!

I just COULD NOT RESIST!! I mean no harm... For some reason YOU GUYS ARE truly JUST Intellectuals and are responsible (although few know it) for western advance!! I know: I've worked with a few of "YOUR type)!!! Zorro: Do you know Orlando Marinho? He and I love to have philosphical-engineering debates. That is how we GROW our minds... by testing them!
ANYWAY, you ask a good question. AND THE ANSWER is (politically speaking)................. It DEPENDS!!
WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH???????
If you want to save OPERATING COST, then YES... that over-sized system is right!!!!!
But if you want to limit FIRST COST, "YOU" (who is "you???) is TOTALLY WRONG!!!!!!!
You SEE???? ... IT DEPENDS.... WHO are "you"? .... WHERE YOU are? (Italy, Spain, USA???)... what are your ENERGY prices (operating costs) utility, cogen or mix???? WHAT are you trying to accomplish??? (human safety or comfort or macine proper function???)... IT DEPENDS and ONLY WE acn decide!!! We need to consider ALL OF THESE!!!!
And then make the "best guess" we can. (????!!!!???)
Oh "you guys". Next time I'm in Portugal or you're in USA; let's look each other up!! My wife and I are ALWAYS looking for reasons to burn up our expense account in "professional development"!!
Keep an open mind and have FUN!!!
I'm starting to LIKE this website. ... Since I got "downsized" out of corporate life, I am finding HERE that the IS LIFE after the corporation!!
Take care and KNOW that this is in good spirit!!! Buddha's advice 2,500 yrs ago (I'm Christian!!???!!): "After deep, careful observation/analysis; and it agrees with reason, is conducive to the common good: accept it and live up to it."