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To: BlackAdderess
Agree with this post. Natural gas is currently up 80% from this time last year. (See https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/commodities/ng%3anmx, choose the 1Y graph, move cursor over far left of graph to 8/13/2020, you'll see that it was $2.182 and is currently $3.933).

This is one of the reasons I put a large solar system onto my house and I'm taking bids on replacing my two gas appliances with electric ones. I can't stand the Dims' push to force states and utilities to be "all green" -- that means all green for their cronies but more red to consumers for less reliable energy. But I live in a place that gets lots of sunshine and I installed a solar system customized for my specific power consumption (not a one-size-fits-all model like the Dims push).

I currently produce over 70% of all the power I consume. So at least with electricity, I'm mostly removed from the effects of Obama's and Biden's push to force my power company to switch some of their coal production to natural gas, then Biden banning some fracking and jacking up the cost of natural gas (which jacks up my power rate). After I convert my gas appliances to electric, shut off my gas service, and study my electricity usage for a year or so, I may decide to upgrade my solar capability. I don't think I'll ever be 100% solar: when you get to 70% independent any increase above that means a high cost for little return on investment. But after my current system has paid for itself in about 12 years (sooner if the Dims keep jacking up energy costs), anything I save above that I'll put to upgrading my system.

10 posted on 08/13/2021 9:14:38 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right
> and study my electricity usage for a year or so See Sense.com. I remember having a chat with some of the engineers at a meetup. It's a very "intelligent" product.
13 posted on 08/13/2021 9:19:37 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: Tell It Right

70% is amazing, I’m jealous!


17 posted on 08/13/2021 9:25:44 AM PDT by BlackAdderess (Welcome to the libertarian fire sale, here’s your accordion)
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