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Utility Rate Increases
She is doing what she is required to do by law. The issue isn’t NYSERDA or the PSC, it’s the science and economics devoid CLCPA that was passed by the government. Short of getting that repealed, this will be the norm. What is she supposed to say in her tweet? “We’re screwed and everyone knows…
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Texas: Poor energy planning
This is what poor energy planning leads to and NY State is headed down a similar path. Texas power grid operator pays Bitcoin miner over $30 million to curb energy usage https://www.techspot.com/news/100066-texas-power-grid-operator-pays-bitcoin-miner-over.html ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) has left Texas with an islanded utility system and few interconnections to other states so that they will…
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Planned blackouts as method to reduce climate change?
The following link is from the LA Times, but at first blush it looks like something from the Onion. This just goes to show how out of touch people are with the utility system that is the lifeblood of our society. Does anyone think that a few hours of a fossil fuel plant’s operation will…
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Arizona woman died after her power cut over $51 debt.
By ANITA SNOWAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Stephanie Pullman died on a sweltering Arizona day after her electricity was cut off because of a $51 debt. Five years later, the 72-year-old’s story remains at the heart of efforts to prevent others in Arizona from having their power cut off, leaving them without life-saving air conditioning in temperatures…