maybe you remember, but I thought I'd send a reminder about MG&E's plan for
changing the Blount St. plant to burn natural gas instead of coal--it's
conditional on the approval of ATC's plans.
Ok, so we get to breathe cleaner air downtown.. at the cost of (presumed)
higher consumption and higher levels of gunk elsewhere and in the
background? --NOT a fair trade.
See
http://www.mge.com/about/powerplants/blount/index.htm (Blount Fact Sheet)
... the condition of needing a "significantly strengthed" transmission
capability doesn't make sense when this plant won't be generating all that
much power, or even be _on_ all the time!
ugh, this is ugly.
-Monica
From: "Michael D. Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Bikies] possible power line locations - first meetings
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 16:12:02 -0500
Re:
Unfortunately, ATC's "little motivation" is to BUILD MORE POWER LINES.
Remember, they're
a for-profit corporation, guaranteed by law to get a 12% return,
None of that is news to me. But think about it. They get the 12% return no
matter what. That is, they get the 12% return whether they build more power
lines or not. Thus, in theory, ATC's motivation should be neutral. The only
variable in this equation is individual & community will; i.e., exactly how
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHRD the community wants to be in preserving its own
well-being. If they are wimpy & lack determination, they get ugly power
lines. If they are far-sighted & determined, they get to preserve great
neighborhood & natural aesthetics. In both cases, they also get a profitable
corporation. Should be a win-win. Furthermore, no one loses with smart
energy use. (I'd say it is time for our community leaders to read *Natural
Capital*--Hawken, Lovins & Lovins jeremiad about how to have a better, more
vibrant economy *and* society by using resources in non-wasteful ways. I
love jeremiads.)
The upshot: It only looks like a nail if we let the hammer do the thinking
for us.
And, oh, this is plenty on topic because some key bike routes have been
targeted for the line. Basically every community (bike or whoever) should be
outraged by this.....And then they should question their own consumption
habits & do something about it.
-Mike
fed TO its shareholders,
but fed entirely BY us, the ratepayers. So once again, to them, "everything
looks like a
nail" - the solution to every electric energy problem, to them, is MORE
power lines. I
would trust them with your idea about as far as I could throw one of their
poles (while
riding my three-speed - there, that gets us back on topic, right?).
---------------------
Paul T. O'Leary
Desktop Insurgent
Madison WI USA
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