This article is written from the Green point of view, so attacking what the power companies are saying, but the point is, these two power companies: PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric, two Oregon electric utilities, are blaming their requests for rate hikes on the costs of incorporating green power into their systems:
The Citizens’ Utility Board (CUB), a Portland-based watch dog organization that has saved Oregon utility customers $3.9 billion since it was founded in 1984, has responded to news of large electricity rate increases for 2011, and clarified several issues with an article in the Oregonian that put much of the blame on renewable power for the 14.5% and 4.2% increases by PacifiCorp and Portland General Electric (PGE).
Being in the industry myself, I can tell you that the rate hikes are justified, and common throughout the country. I'm not going to copy the special pleading the Greenies on the Board make to say the utilities are phonying up these costs; read the article if you are interested. I know the costs are real. If you believe Anthropomorphic Global Warming (AGW) is destroying our planet, then maybe these costs are justified. I don't believe it, as there is absolutely no proof of it, and even if AGW were a proven thing, I'm not sure it would be a bad thing. Surely a warmer, moister planet would be better than another ice age. But, that's off the point. The point is, this backs up my claims about higher electricity costs to the customer due to adopting renewable energy policies. The customer always pays.
I didn't see the link.
ReplyDeleteI remember watching a news story on a local news channel while on break at work covering the future electricity rate hikes here and it stated that the power companies were blaming it on new environmental regulations. I love hearing stories like these, especially news about the health care bill and the government trying to regulate what people eat and mandating that a person's BMI be included in our health records. I disagree with these developments, but this is what people get when they don't stay informed on the issues and allow themselves to be lied to and mislead: people being told what to eat and people crying about having to pay too much to keep warm or not being able to afford it. People have not seen anything yet and have a rude awaking coming in the decades to follow.
Don't be fooled into thinking that Cap and Trade was defeated. It was recently enacted by the EPA. "The fight has gotten so ugly that the EPA took the unprecedented step this month of announcing it will directly issue greenhouse gas permits to Texas industries beginning in January after the state openly refused to comply with new federal regulations."
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/30/texas-epa-fight-regulations-grows-fierce/#ixzz19xG6NVzr
The normal precedures of passing law no longer apply as evident from the FCC ruling on Net Neutrality and the EPA enacting Cap and Trade. People will just have to adapt to the present and new norm. Those in a disaster situation that don't adapt and change die. So keep abreast of the changes that are occurring in our Country and adapt or be like everyone else and fall flat on their faces.