Posted on 12/21/2011 7:13:57 AM PST by Libloather
Power Plant Closures Due to Environmental Regulations to Take Toll on Towns
Published December 20, 2011 | Associated Press
For more than 90 years, the coal-fired power plant in Glen Lyn, Va., has been churning out electricity and contributing to local prosperity. Of late, it has generated nearly a quarter of the revenue for the $1 million budget of the town.
Yet when the plant ultimately shuts down to comply with new federal air pollution regulations by the end of 2014, says Town Manager Howard Spencer, so too might the community of 200.
"If the town lost all of that revenue," he says, "we would struggle to even continue to be incorporated."
An Associated Press analysis has found that more than 32 mostly coal-fired power plants in a dozen states will be forced to close because of the new, more stringent regulations. Another 36 plants are at risk of closing.
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Shrug
I sure hope that a Republican president elected in 2012, working with Republicans in Congress, can pass legislation to get rid of inane rules such as forcing power plants to shut down. And, in general, rein in the EPA. How is it that the EPA has so much power? Aren’t cabinet level agencies such as EPA under the oversight of Congress and the President? How is it that EPA became a power unto itself?????
Here in NC, Buck Steam plant which is right down the road from me is being shutdown. Duke power is building a natural gas fired plant on the same property. Duke tried to raise rates 17% but have backed down to 7% after public outcry. Of course, most of the public is too stupid to realize why their rates are skyrocketting, prefering to blame it all on Duke CEOs. Duke is coincidently also guaranteeing something like $10 million for the DNC in Charlotte.
It’s a great opportunity for them to jack up their rates.
Duke Energy CEO: Cap-and-Trade Plan Would Raise Electric Rates 40%
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195896/posts
same guy?
I fully belive that they may have only delayed some limits rather than eliminated them.
I suspect major concessions will sound like: “we were going to ask for the whole world, but scaled it back 5 continents and 3 oceans.
No need to worry, we’ll produce all the power we needs by cluttering the landscape with zillions of wind turbines and solar panels. /s
They will, here your hope, now give them your change.
Yep. James Rogers, democratic stooge:
http://www.nationalreview.com/planet-gore/282627/duke-energy-funding-dnc-convention-greg-pollowitz
Aren’t there also new regulations that limit using wood stoves or even require replacing wood stoves with inefficient ones?
That covers a police man and a small school.
Liberal idiocy serves no purpose but to destroy humanity.
If ANY state had a leader with a true love of Liberty and a reverence for our Constitution, it would happen.
Such a leader would post the National Guard outside the plant, order ALL EPA facilities in the state shut down and dare the Feds to do something.
Sadly, there no NO governors today who has anywhere near the boldness and convictions of any of our Founders. We are being led by weak men.
Maybe like Jimmah Peanut, he’ll have them all wear sweaters.
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Yes indeed, his Muslim Brotherhood friends are busy knitting as we speak.
Anybody ready to overturn Wickard v Filburn yet?
I think all the new woodstoves have to be more energy efficient. On the bright side that means less smoke. So in a SHTF situation its a good thing.
If I recall correctly, these new regulations include ever decreasing carbon emissions caps.
“budget of $1,000,000 “
Schools are paid out of county budgets. I tried googling to find the town budget (incorporated “towns” are still part of counties in VA, as opposed to incorporated “cities” which are independeant). I could only find tax rates associated w/the county (Giles).
Presuming gov’t abuse like everywhere else, I’d venture a guess that 1 mill covers 500k of wage and benefits of 2 guys. Or perhaps it’s 333k for 2 guys w/the remaining 333 covering the retirement of their predecessors.
Bill Clinton must be really pissed! He used to be the smartest president ever as well as the first black president. Now Obama has upstaged him on both fronts.
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