Can Georgia meet renewable energy mandates?
“We have important decisions to make about how we produce and consume energy. Instead of clinging to the same dirty energy resources, we should embrace a clean energy future that prioritizes energy efficiency and renewable energy,” writes Stephen A. Smith, head of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, in today’s AJC.
Meanwhile, Stan Wise of the Georgia Public Service Commission argues: “The carbon cap and trade system and mandated renewable portfolio standards (RPS) will disproportionately hurt ratepayers in Georgia, especially-low income households.”
Read their full commentaries of their two views and have your say about renewable energy mandates.
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Daedalus
April 21st, 2009
9:19 am
Gee Stan — I think its swell that you are so concerned about low-income ratepayers. Is that why the Georgia legislature and PSC decided to exempt large corporations from paying forward on the hypothetical nuclear power plants and put the entire risk of loss on the nuclear plants on individual consumers — but not the shareholders and execs of Georgia Power?
Whenever you hear any elected official in Georgia say he’s concerned about low-income ratepayers, the elderly, the handicapped or anyone at the lower end of the economic scale — he’s lying.
Don’t swing that nose at me Pinochio! What you are really concerned about is less profit for Georgia Power. God forbid we ever trade less profits for clean air. That sounds like communism. (Except that it isn’t)
Californication
April 21st, 2009
9:30 am
No, and the cap and trade, say what it is, it is adding new taxes. That $13 just went away, plus more.
Kate
April 21st, 2009
10:33 am
Daedalus, stop the hating on Ga Power. We need energy and it ain’t going to be from some windmill. Obama ruled out clean coal. So all that’s left is nuke. Any producer of any product is going to pass the cost along to the consumer. Years ago GA Power tried to build a power plant and due to government cost went through the roof and Ga Power nearly went belly up. All GP is asking for is to bill the project as it is being built. Just like any other builder. Its just common sense.
Calif. is right Cap and Trade is a shell game. Here is how it works. A coal plant gets a permit to put 1000 tons of carbon in the air. Due to demand by the consumer thet need to produce more power and thus more carbon. To to this they need to put an additional 100 tons of carbon in the air. They go to the “carbon bank” and buy an additional permit for the extra 100 tons. The exact same amount of carbon goes into the air and the consumer gets to pay higher rates for power due to the coal plant having to pay a ransom for the extra permit. Its a game.
Jefferson
April 21st, 2009
1:06 pm
You can only charge what people can pay. No more cheeze wiz, times are tight.