Despite hopes, renewables (energy) have rough ride in Idaho

SFGate ^ | 8/13/12 | John Miller (AP)

[illiac]

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In 2011, Idaho's Department of Commerce devoted a 37-page magazine to renewable energy, with Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter touting geothermal, wind, solar and biomass. "Sustainable, renewable energy is going to play a big role in Idaho's future," Otter proclaimed.

The publication now doubles as a grim recapitulation of projects where the lights have dimmed or gone out.

Hoku Corp.'s $400 million Pocatello solar polysilicon plant has been mothballed, while Transform Solar, Micron Technology Inc.'s energy venture, is dead. A biomass power project at an Emmett sawmill highlighted in the magazine failed, too, forcing its developers this month to pay Idaho Power Co. $200,000 in dmages.

[illiac]

zeros renewable energy schemes have worked so well everywhere else....

[hal ogen]

The only way this “renewable” stuff makes sense is if taxpayers have money stolen from them and injected endlessly into these black holes. (note: that is not intended to be a racial comment)