Dan Penoff wrote:
> They’re a coop. That’s why they’re so accommodating. If they were we a state
> regulated electric utility, they wouldn’t be giving him the time of day, much
> less purchasing his power.
> If you read the article I linked to, it highlights one of the weasely things
> the legislators are doing to try and stay above the fray while keeping the
> utilities happy - You want to force me to buy power? Sure! Only make me pay
> $0.02-$0.03 a KwH rather than the rate I make you pay. That way they can say
> they’re doing what’s expected of them for point-of-use but making it
> financially unattractive for the consumer.
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I beg to disagree. Just because a Florida electric company is a coop doesn't
mean they treat their customers well and/or give rebates.
1. Escambia River Electric Cooperative
2. Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative
3. West Florida Electric Cooperative
4. Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative
5. Talquin Electric Cooperative
6. Tri-County Electric Cooperative
7. Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative
8. Okefenoke Electric Cooperative
9. Clay Electric Cooperative
10. Central Florida Electric Cooperative
11. Sumter Electric Cooperative
12. Withlacoochee Electric Cooperative
13. Peace River Electric Cooperative
14. Glades Electric Cooperative
15. Florida Keys Electric Cooperative
16. PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
17. Seminole Electric Cooperative
These are the members of the Florida Electric Cooperatives Association.
Most do not give rebates, and most point out that the state program, which was
a joke, has ended.
The reason Manfreds coop gives rebates is that they operate in the same county
as Gainesvilles GRU which is far to the left of most coops. If they didn't the
left wing activists at UF would be giving them a fit, and the GRU might be
crossing their lines to supply power to county residents.
Read this and you'll understand:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20081013/NEWS/810140283
When we moved to Florida 70 years ago the state government, which was dominated
by the Democratic Party, was gloriously corrupt.
Idealistic young people like myself at that time were frustrated because
nothing could be done about it.
Now, the Republican Party dominates the state government, and the state
government is still gloriously corrupt.
Idealistic young people like yourself are frustrated because nothing can be
done about it.
The moral of that story is that anytime a political party has a lock on a
majority of local elections there will be serious corruption.
Note: There were "democratic" periods when neither party dominated, but even
then entrenched corruption, such as with power companies, persisted.
(Off the soapbox)
Gerry
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