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Koch Brothers' Dirty War on Solar Power
How the Koch Brothers are undermining the growth of Solar Energy in the USA. MUST READ The Koch Brothers' Dirty War on Solar Power | Rolling Stone -AC
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Welcome to my world (Florida). What the RS article failed to mention was that the latest Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) submittal to the Public Service Commission has a "New Idea" where JEA will buy a vacant property, cover it with solar, and sell the energy to their customers at a $$ rate higher than normal fossil fuel energy cost. "Due to the higher cost of Solar Energy".
To help their new endeavor, they want to do away with net metering, and only pay "fuel cost" for excess PV fed back into the grid. It also looks like JEA wants to push PV owners to Time of Use rates. The kicker: "Change the policy to transfer Renewable Energy Credits to JEA for energy purchased by JEA." In a state without REC trading, I find it interesting that the JEA wants the RECs. They obviously think a carbon trading system is coming... |
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ALEC is a real threat they are change laws here also. They have found if they can change the law in a state that does not have much solar so no loud opposition. Then they go to states like NC as say we want the law just like SC has they think it is fair.
I really hope the used EV battery market will help us get off the grid in a cost effective way then I would not be tied to the grid.
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"The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles"
The Kochs Are Plotting A Multimillion-Dollar Assault On Electric Vehicles Now They are after the EV cars. Fossil fuels are subsidized much more than EV's. Musk to Koch brothers: Fossil fuels are subsidized too - MarketWatch
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The Koch brothers tried to hold back wind power in their home state of Kansas, and that is not going their way.
They did have a temporary "success" here in Massachusetts fighting Cape Wind. But, renewable energy is inevitable. |
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Texas and New Mexico are still installing tons of wind capacity. Their influence and money appear to be no good around these parts.
I don't think they ever stopped putting up wind turbines in and around Sweetwater, TX. Another wind farm was built to the south of me, I cant even begin to count all the red flashing lights at night. However many there are, it numbers in the hundreds. I saw the parts being trucked though town, judging by the blade size they were all at least 1.5MW capacity units. Whatever the Koch brothers are doing to "wage war on electric vehicles" is nothing compared to what the Saudis are doing, continuing to pump oil even as the price of oil takes a nose dive. Metering EV uses based on time of use would be good for everyone involved aside for EV owners who work funky long night shifts. The power company could sell more power at night, less during the day, have more power available during the day to run peoples air conditioners, the EV owners who can charge during the night would save money. Sounds good to me. |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Boo...ens#Wind_power So I don't know who is behind the continuing installations. JJ |
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This thread went off topic at post #8. Attention span is rapidly decaying in the USA.
You guys should start a Time Of Use thread for your wandering discussion, and move your posts there. -AC
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The truth behind the matter is that single-point power generation is in serious trouble in the USA. Nuclear power has been repeatedly crucified publicly, and coal and natural gas plants are being retrofitted in place as much as possible. 98% of proposed new power plant projects get murdered in their infancy behind closed doors, the other 2% are delayed so much that by the time construction plans are approved, the plans are either obsolete or illegal. The power generation industry is pretty much stuck with what they have in place. So far, no amount of PR or lobbying has changed this situation much for a decade or so. Rather than building their way to economic success, the powers that be are constantly trying (and having success) changing the rules and cost structures in their favor. |
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