https://freerepublic.com/tag/newpowerplants/ en-us Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:09:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2686006/posts [SNIP]So, if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can — it’s just that it will bankrupt them, because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.[SNIP]Let me sort of describe my overall policy. What I’ve said is that we would put a cap and trade system in place that is as aggressive, if not more aggressive, than anybody else’s out there. I was the first to call for a 100% auction on the cap and trade system, which means that every unit of carbon or greenhouse gases emitted would... Hot Air https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2686006/posts#comment Wed, 9 Mar 2011 16:09:55 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/705723/posts WASHINGTON – Falling power prices, turmoil in the energy industry and concerns about state involvement in the electricity market have slowed the development of power plants in California, according to a congressional study released yesterday. But state officials disputed some of the report's assertions, saying dozens of plants had come on line or were in the works. Fifty-nine proposed power plants, representing 11,500 megawatts of generation, either were canceled or postponed as of December 2001, according to the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress. A megawatt can power 750 to 1,000 homes. But Steve Maviglio, a spokesman for... The San Diego Union Tribune https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/705723/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:26:19 GMT