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Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up
New York’s labyrinthine “rate case” process, explained. New York FocusColin KinniburghAugust 7, 2023 Read complete New York Focus article The following passage from the article in italics shows how impractical the environmental groups are. Utilities argue that upgrading fossil fuel infrastructure is necessary to maintain reliability and even reduce emissions. In its rate case filed in April, for example,…
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France Is Europe’s Top Power Exporter as Germany Turns Importer
The following article in today’s Bloomberg news says it all. Germany that chose to be fully reliant on renewables has become a net energy importer while also importing enormous amounts of natural gas from various countries around the world. It has been unable to lower its GHG footprint for several years. France, which is 70%…
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Energy storage isn’t cheap
This link was sent to me by a reader. David Limbrick MP on X/Twitter: “There’s been some discussion recently around the validity of the “cheap renewables” claims made by proponents referring to the CSIRO Gencost report, due to the infrastructure cost to 2030. Anyone that’s installed solar and batteries can understand this – storage isn’t…
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Wind Farms
One of my brothers lives in Southwest Virginia and sent me the following article from the Roanoke Times. Another delay for wind farm in Botetourt County This reminds me of the large wind turbines on Route 17 near Binghamton that have been there for about a year and I have yet to see them spinning…