Oops, sorry. I am at a meeting out of town and rushed to get this out to folks.
Here's a link to the file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/0x1tgafnyrslj1b/CityofMadisonMarcusExhibit10_energyusebyhousingtype.pdf?dl=0 Robbie Webber Transportation Policy Analyst 608-263-9984 (o) 608-225-0002 (c) [email protected] All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Donna Magdalina <[email protected]> wrote: > Please forward us the attached exhibit Peter discusses in his email: > > "shows energy consumption by residential class (e.g., single family, > apartment, condo etc.), by square footage, age of construction, etc." > > > > On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Robbie Webber <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> You've probably heard about the MG&E and WE Energies plan to increase the >> base charge for customers, which would make conservation and investment in >> renewable energy much less attractive. But did you know that it would also >> penalize urban density and incentivize sprawl? >> >> See email chain below from Pete Taglia on that subject.Please forward >> freely. >> >> Today is the last day to submit written comments to the PSC, and Pete is >> also asking for folks to show up en mass--on bike if possible--at the >> hearing tomorrow. >> >> >> Robbie Webber >> Transportation Policy Analyst >> 608-263-9984 (o) >> [email protected] >> All opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of >> my employer or any other group with which I am affiliated. >> >> >> I'm going to be using two big bike trailers tomorrow morning to bring a >> giant inflatable coal plant as a prop, and a bike-trailer mounted solar PV >> and battery system to power the blower. The rally at the PSC starts at 9 am >> (www.repowermadison.org) I hope there are more bicyclists to make the >> visuals even nicer. >> >> RE: We Energies, their plan is much worse for solar but their increase in >> the fixed charge is lower than MG&E. We Energies proposes to increase the >> fixed charge from $9 to $16 per month, while MGE proposes to increase the >> fixed charge from $10.50 to $19 per month and WPS is the worst, proposing >> to go from $10.40 to $25 per month. >> >> Cheers, >> Pete >> >> 9:54, Peter Taglia wrote: >>> >>> >>> You may have heard about the proposals by Madison Gas and Electric, We >>> Energies and WPS to increase fixed charges and decrease the energy charge. >>> Yes, this is bad for energy efficiency, solar and seniors, but deep in the >>> analyses are some profound subsidies for low-density, high consumption >>> housing at the expense of higher density consumers. >>> >>> From the testimony of Bill Marcus, the expert hired by the City of >>> Madison in the MGE rate case: >>> >>> "Thus a significant failing of the minimum system [the rate design >>> approach chosen by MGE] is the systematic overcharging of people who live >>> in apartments, who are cheaper to serve because they are more densely >>> packed (thus needing less primary voltage line to be connected to the >>> system), share transformers and have much shorter runs of secondary and >>> service lines. Customer costs (and customer charges if based on those >>> costs) should be lower for apartment dwellers. Given that people living in >>> apartments tend to have lower incomes than people living in houses, as >>> discussed below, the end result is that the minimum system causes the poor >>> to subsidize the rich." >>> >>> It gets even worse. Check this out from Bill's original direct >>> testimony (this was later struck from the record after MGE withdrew their >>> proposals for 2016 and 2017, for now. But it sure shows where things are >>> headed: >>> >>> "Mr. Bollum [MGE]/ claims that “a couple of kilowatts” simply comes out >>> in the wash, and that an apartment dweller who uses say 4 kW less than a >>> large single-family home owner (2.6 vs. 6.6 kW – plus or minus a couple of >>> kW) should pay the same amount as the large single-family home owner. He >>> doesn’t care that the apartment dweller (if not served by off-peak electric >>> heat) is responsible for 39% as many demand costs as the owner of the big >>> house – in his own “plus or minus a couple of kilowatts” analysis. The >>> Company doesn’t know if the apartment dweller is cheaper to hook up. (MGE >>> Response to City of Madison Data Request No. MAD-96, PSC REF#: 214259), >>> even though a number of other utilities know that apartment hook-ups are >>> cheaper than single-family hook-ups, and the State of Nevada even has >>> separate rate classes with lower rates for apartments than for >>> single-family houses. Thus, even if we accept Mr. Bollum’s premise, which I >>> do not, he is deliberately and knowingly overcharging small users, because >>> it isn’t worth bothering to get it right. Exhibit Ex.-City of >>> Madison-Marcus-10 contains an analysis provided by MGE (part of the >>> response to City of Madison Data Request No. MAD-92, PSC REF#: 214095) >>> showing lower use in multi-family than single-family homes, lower use by >>> renters, and lower use in dwellings with fewer square feet. The Company’s >>> long- term rate design policy is to demand that seniors on fixed incomes in >>> apartments, which are cheaper to hook up and use less demand (particularly >>> diversified on a system basis), subsidize mansions." >>> >>> The above is from the original direct testimony: >>> http://psc.wi.gov/apps35/ERF_view/viewdoc.aspx?docid=218384 >>> >>> If you like graphics, check out the attached exhibit that shows energy >>> consumption by residential class (e.g., single family, apartment, condo >>> etc.), by square footage, age of construction, etc. >>> There's more info and ways to get involved (TODAY is the last day to >>> submit written comments to the PSC, tomorrow is the rally and public >>> testimony). Do you have any suggestions on engaging progressive >>> transportation folks on the issue? >>> >>> Pete >>> -- >>> >>> Peter Taglia >>> >>> Environmental Geologist >>> 718 West Brittingham Place >>> Madison, WI 53715 >>> (608) 217.8219 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bikies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org >> >> >
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