Posted on 10/01/2017 12:10:30 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The Trump administration is pushing for changes in the way electricity is priced to better reward coal and nuclear power, which face growing competition from natural gas and renewables.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Friday called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to act within 60 days to adopt rules raising payments to power plants that are considered more resilient. He maintained that a diverse mix of energy sources would strengthen the power grid, especially during natural disasters, by ensuring an adequate supply of backup power. The decline of traditional sources of power, on the other hand, would undermine reliability.
Advocates of renewable energy reacted warily.
“This would prolong the lives of a number of 50-year-old coal and nuclear power plants at the expense of newer and cleaner sources of electricity including wind and solar,” said Rob Gramlich, a consultant who formerly worked at a wind-energy trade association. …
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Dims, environazis exploding heads all over....good.
“waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”
>> The decline of traditional sources of power, on the other hand, would undermine reliability.
That bastard Perry insisting the Negroes keep pickin’ the cotton... that’s what he’s sayin... no?
I have to wonder if my elec. company, AZ Public Service will raise rates again. Of course, the AZ Corporation Commission approves the rates and they are corrupt.
Good! Comrade dictator obama’s was the most posterious energy policy ever inflicted upon a nation.
Would that be the same as asinine energy policy?
Wallingford, CT cheapest electricity rates in state.
The town owns its own *Electric Division*. Go figure a government delivering a service. Creating a good. This can’t be.
http://www.town.wallingford.ct.us/Content/Electric_Division.asp
Wind and and solar can be supplemental energy sources only. News flash to greenies: the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t always blow. Coal is consistent and today’s energy plants are far and away cleaner and more efficient than they were even 10 years ago.
More good news - won’t stop the concern trolls from trying to find ways to hurt Trump but they may eventually move over to the correct leftist sites and FReeload off them....
Almost correct. If regulations are giving solar and wind an advantage over coal and nuclear, the solution is not to add new mandates and subsidies for coal and nuclear, but to remove existing mandates and subsidies for solar and wind.
Tell that to NYS. Sigh.
This is a flawed idea also. The government should not be subsidizing any form of electrical generation. Let the market determine what should be used.
Too many stupid measures from politicians since Jimmah Cahtah to allow the market to work...
Actually, in large measure that is precisely what is being done. The government greenie incentives and mandates and subsidies are being removed to allow the market to work.
The real problem is the electric distribution system. We have no ‘spares’ of the high kV transformers that have to be shipped by rail due to their size. Each one takes months to build.
May be time to consider a PEM water heater / power generator from natural gas instead. Heat from fuel cell electric generation goes to water; electricity into home wiring as necessary; excess sold to grid (if attached).
11 cents for residential isn’t particularly cheap.
It is sad that a middle-aged woman with only a high school education was able to figure this out and the so-called ‘best amd brightest’ of the Obungo regime could not, or did not want to figure it out. Pathetic.
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