[thackney]

to overcome the regulatory hurdles

BTTT

and the real reason some areas are far more expensive than others...

[Mouton]

I will send a donation. I will call it a contribution to keep Northeast liberals home. We surely DON’t need or want anymore down here in the South East.

In the last two days, two letters to the editor about something in Jacksonville have contained the following phraseology like: this was not the way we did it back north.

My comment, if it was so good there, why did you leave?

[Cboldt]

-- and the real reason some areas are far more expensive than others... --

A minor nit to pick. Some of the cost is due to location, geography, etc. Construction and transportation are affected by distance and terrain. But the market size and terrain, even in northern parts of New England, aren't the reason for lack of capacity. Heck, there is plenty of Canada (hydro) power coming in; oil pipelines from the New England coast to inland Canada (so pipeline construction is economically feasible); and enough population and population density to justify new construction - except for the hurdles of regulation and related pre-construction lawsuit.