To: ASOC
voluntary trading in 'green' (higher priced) electric can go a long way to shore up alt energy with little public expense.
We have that here. You join a program that lets you buy your energy from a 'green' source with the understanding that at times you will be paying more. The money goes to finance more 'green' production facilities. It has certainly been popular and the new facilities keep coming.
29 posted on
03/26/2007 11:00:22 AM PDT by
P-40
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To: P-40
The best part is "YOU CHOOSE" to pay more for green energy.
Govt can hinder. A solar power plant was proposed for the Las Vegas area (2000?) - but the local Govt PUC would not issue the required permits because the electricity produced would have cost 1/2 cent more per KWh than with conventional fuel! So it was built using natural gas.
31 posted on
03/26/2007 11:17:11 AM PDT by
ASOC
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