Dem. lawmaker 'proud' that EPA regs have 'scrapped' three coal power plants in Nevada

Write on Nevada ^ | April 15, 2012 | Victor Joecks

[NevadaPolicyResearchInstitute]

In case you needed any more evidence that President Obama's "all of the above" talking point on energy policy is a joke, Nevada Assemblyman "Tick" Segerblom, D.-Clark County, just wrote an op-ed bragging about how a recent ruling from Obama's EPA will kill coal power.

Media analysts from left and right are predicting that the most recent EPA rule-making decision spells the ultimate end of Big Coal as utilities turn to cleaner, cheaper sources for energy.

In the five years since the Supreme Court made its ruling, Nevada has moved faster than many other states to accommodate a new regulatory situation. Simply put, we’ve got a lot to be proud of and our moves have helped generate thousands of jobs and contributed to a healthier environment.

Since 2007: ...

• The state has set a goal of 25 percent of electricity to be generated through renewable energy by 2025 — a goal that electric utility NV Energy executives insist is the minimum, not the ceiling, for clean energy production. ...

• Plans for three coal-fired generating plants have been scrapped in our state. (Emphasis added)

So not only is Assemblyman Tick Segerblom "proud" that "plans for three coal-fired generating plants have been scrapped," this move has "helped generate thousands of jobs"!

[lowbridge]

Bump

[dennisw]

Our very gay looking president JugEars along with this eco-idiot Tick Segerblom

[dennisw]

EPA Odungo regs have 'scrapped' three coal power plants in Nevada

Jug Ears is jealous of Robert Mugabe's record as an economy wrecker

[Brad from Tennessee]

[In the real world, however, solar and some forms of wind power are decidedly more expensive, 21.07 to 31.18 cents-per-kilowatt hour, than coal power, 9.48 to 13.62 cents-per-kilowatt hour. . .Nevada already has the highest commercial electricity rates in the Intermountain West. . .]

[Brad from Tennessee]

FROM 4-2-12 Deseret News:

[Once the mother lode of Riverside County's solar gold rush, the stalled, 1,000-megawatt Blythe solar plant east of the Coachella Valley suffered another setback Monday as project developer Solar Trust of America filed for bankruptcy.
The Oakland-based company filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy — seeking to restructure its debts — in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, listing assets of up to $10 million and debts of up to $100 million.]

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120403/BUSINESS/204030305/Solar-Trust-of-America-bankruptcy-Blythe-project?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage

[steve8714]

Aptly named.

[Clintonfatigued]

This could make for a good televisoin commercial.