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allmost wrote:

The estimates I’ve read were %9 of the entire country’s energy production being shut down by these obama thugs. Can someone more knowledgeable please elaborate or correct me?

You have it about right.

And these coal fired plants will be shut down within 6 months. The problem is, even as a "work around," building transmission lines to import power to the areas served by those plants will take a few years to build. Building replacment generating plants could take decades.

Rolling blackouts will be the new normal in many states next year. Just in time for elections.

This assumes that the states put up with these regs, and the power plants operators actually shut down the "dirty" coal plants.

It's getting close to time to "just say NO!" to the EPA.

Perhaps Perry will tell operators in Texas to ignore those EPA thugs. I would support Governor Scott in my state telling the EPA to go pound sand.

I wouldn't count to heavily on Perry either. He's proud of the fact that Texas leads the nation in wind generated power.

Gov. Rick Perry: Wind Energy Keeps Texas' Air Clean and Our Future Bright

Texas doesn't just believe in the potential of wind energy, we are reaping its benefits already. People who talk about wind energy as a technology of the future clearly haven't been to West Texas lately: the future of wind energy in Texas is now. I probably don't need to spend too much time talking about the benefits of wind energy to a bunch of people who specialize in this remarkable technology, but a few things really stand out for me. I am proud that our state's installed wind generation capacity leads the nation, a place we did not reach by accident.

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Just last year, nearly $3 billion worth of wind-powered electric generators were installed, twice as much as any other state. This addition of more than 1,600 megawatts of capacity bumped up our total wind capacity by 59 percent. And the hits keep on coming. For example, this afternoon, one of the world's largest manufacturers of alternative energy equipment is announcing a new research facility here in Houston. And I recently got word that Hill Country Wind Power has acquired the Wind Turbine Company and is moving their manufacturing operations from Bellevue, Washington to the Lone Star state. With progress like this, I am confident we'll hit the next milestone, 10,000 megawatts, or 10% of our current capacity, well before the deadline in 2025.

Nice box at the top for a quote. I like it.:)

The low end estimate(minus illegals) leaves 27 million people without power at any given time. Unless we have a huge surplus of energy somewhere... anywhere?... crickets. Damn. Time to start working on that water mill project...

It's getting close to time to "just say NO!" to the EPA.

Time for a new President who'll immediately RIF the Red/Green Clintonoid Obamabots out of the EPA and knock down just a ton of its functions and personnel.

Convenience of the Government, and all.