On 7/23/23 10:08 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 11:16:55 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 7/22/23 8:48 PM, ScottW wrote:
On Friday, July 21, 2023 at 10:38:46 AM UTC-7, mINE109 wrote:
On 7/21/23 12:06 PM, ScottW wrote:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/america-s-bet-on-wind-power-is-running-into-a-big-problem/ar-AA1e9pmy?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=39de87b1f0bf484da4ad11b0147c6ccd&ei=11
And consumers will pay the price for their lies.
Aren't fossil fuels also vulnerable to interest rate changes?
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/04/15/wind-solar-power-now-the-clear-champions-on-cost/
Levelized cost BS strikes again.
I'll bet 1000$ you can explain it without googling it up and even then I'll bet you can't figure it out.
We discussed it in April.
As I said, you gonna believe this BS or my utility bills?
Why do keep bringing up your utility bills? It's not renewables' fault
your utility has binged on construction and had to pay inflated natural
gas prices for power production.
Nat gas is only a tiny fraction of the skyrocketing rate structure.
https://www.sdge.com/rates/rates-2023-energy-rates-and-who-sets-them#
New Electricity and Gas Pricing Effective Jan. 1, 2023
"A key contributor to rate increases is the ongoing, steep rise in the
natural gas market, which has impacted energy bills across the nation.
The commodity, the cost of natural gas, accounted for more than 90% of
the overall increase in the gas rate - and the majority of the increase
in the electric rate."
Is it a majority or a "tiny fraction"? I suppose a majority of an
increase can be a tiny fraction of the total, but as you're complaining
about the increase as such, it's a valid question.
If more than half the increase is tiny, I don't see the cause for complaint.
Now SDGE wants a grid connection fee of over 500$/year for wealthy consumers.
That's a restructuring to keep service affordable for lower income
customers. Check to see if providing some kind of affordability is some
kind of mandate for public utilities.
I see articles that NY utility rates are also spiking over the cost of renewables.
Carbon has to be replaced and renewables are still the cheapest way to
do it. And the grid won't renew itself. In the long run, externalities
such as less pollution, health benefits, and easing global warming will
be part of the equation at the society level.
Even Bill Gates is pushing a return to nuclear with his "sodium" cooled project.
If he can provide a cheaper, safer alternative, good on him.
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