Guest essay by Eric Worrall
Back in 2009, Obama said that his energy plan will cause energy bills to skyrocket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4
In 2015, Obama says his energy plan will save you money (from 14:45)
The following is a condensed version of the relevant parts of the speeches (note the full 2015 speech contains additional material of interest, such as Obama’s comments about the impact of his new plan on poor people);
What has changed since 2009, other than a cap and trade system being replaced with straight out energy regulation? The new plan seems to call for the same expensive power plant changes, which Obama said would cause energy bills to skyrocket, when he spoke back in 2009.
What do you think? Are you reassured by President Obama’s statement, that you will save money on your energy bills, under President Obama’s 2015 clean energy plan?
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When has Government ever did ANYTHING that saved us money? ;-))
The costs not talked about and hidden from all are caused by the unreliable nature of the renewables. Electrical costumers expect electricity to be more reliable than their phone, 0.00000000 outages. Presently, during high demand periods your electric utility may be paying (or selling) electricity to utilities that can not meet demand for over $5,000 per kWh [that is not a typo, yes it is 100,000 – 200,000 time what they usally sell it for.] With Unreliables (renewables) there will be many more periods when they get to buy or sell that EXPENSIVE electricity. The utilities love it because when they have the extra they make BIG money, they hate it because when the wind turbines are not moving, they have to buy it at those inflated prices. And YOU are the ones that pay those prices. All of the projection do not include this hidden cost, and they only project $0.40 – $0.50 per kWh. the Unreliables are going to double that projection during peak portions of the year – hint summer AC Season. Hope you live in the north near a lake and can live without AC, or food, take your choice.
The hidden cost is the fact that unreliable electricity [renewables] create an extreme volatility into the price electricity is sold between electric utilities/ Back during the Enron fiasco electricity sold for as much as $5,000 per kWh [that is not a typo]. Electric utilities can pay for a CCTG in one summer if they have one, and never need it again. Conversely, With 30% of their power mandated to come from unreliables, that same utility may be paying some other utility for the CCTG that they are buying their need electricity from. In turn YOU get to pay for it in your electric bill. In the end it all averages out and your electric bill is Doubled again.
“Live long and prosper” Not with Obamas plan.
‘Will Obama’s energy plan save
you money?’
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some women love shopping; shopping is more fun than working.
some scientists love models; climate modelling is more fun than working.
some investment bankers love CDOs; CDOs are more fun than working.
some presidents and chancellors love energy plans; energy plans are more fun than working.
— the human conditions —
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