09-13-2016, 11:19 PM
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Originally posted by leilanidude
Renewable only appears more expensive because "conventional" generation gets a free pass on the externalities. The right answer isn't to subsidize renewables, but to surcharge anything that burns oil.
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That would raise the cost of electricity to the consumer...
Another error the PUC made was the refusal to allow for LNG (liquid natural gas)to be used here. It is vastly cheaper than oil/bunker fuel, burns amazingly clean and presents less of a hazard in the event of a spill than oil does. Their excuse was that they felt it would only be a transitional fuel until more renewables were available. Hello! LNG IS a renewable. The earth is making more of it every day. A new find was announced last week in West Texas that has enough natural gas to last the entire US 20+ years, all by itself.
Do you have any idea about how that gas is produced? Oh that's right, who cares, it's not in your backyard...