Thank you, Paul, for putting forward LGEC’s position about renewable energy, so that we readers of LincolnTalk can evaluate its economic analysis ourselves in deciding where to get our electricity from. Is the basic thrust of LGEC’s position that when customers pay higher prices to use Class I renewables, the extra amount they pay subsidizes the development of new sources of renewables in high-cost areas like New England rather than in lower-cost areas like the Midwest?
Following the link you posted, one sees that LGEC offers: a 26% renewable (all Class I RECs) plan at 14.631 cents/kwh, a similar 62% renewable plan at 16.093 cents/kwh and a similar 100% renewable plan at 17.348 cents/kwh, compared to Eversource’s current 62% renewable (presumably all Class II RECs) plan at 15.772 cents/kwh. You indicate that over 10% of LGEC customers have opted to use 100% renewables, which means that up to 90% are using 62% or 26% renewables, together with 38% or 74% non-renewables. It would be useful to see specific financial analysis in support of the position that using 62% or 26% Class I renewables and 38% or 74% non-renewables does more to lessen fossil fuel emissions than using 100% Class II renewables from one of the alternative suppliers on the state’s chart of alternative suppliers. Ned Young -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
