tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post7787085663987209122..comments2023-03-29T17:03:10.052-07:00Comments on an exercise in narcissism: Props 7 and 10: Renewable EnergyJacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09965209456771434418noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-42385590861859281332008-10-17T21:25:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:25:00.000-07:00I appreciate the comments. I am puzzled by your s...I appreciate the comments. I am puzzled by your statement that only a few environmental groups are opposed to Prop 7. A visit the ballotpedia shows these are just a few of the groups in opposition:<BR/><BR/>The California Democratic Party<BR/>The California Republican Party<BR/>The California Green Party<BR/>The California Peace & Freedom Party<BR/>The California Labor Federation<BR/>The California Taxpayers' Association<BR/>The League of California Cities<BR/>The California Solar Energy Industries Association<BR/>The Sierra Club of California<BR/>The California League of Conservation Voters<BR/>The Natural Resources Defense Council<BR/>The Union of Concerned Scientists<BR/><BR/>-<BR/>I think it's pretty tough to get all those people on one side. The Green Party is even against it? Are they getting paid off by PG&E? Or is it more likely this is an ill-conceived bill that sounds nice but in the end is counterproductive?Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965209456771434418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-86492304857163815552008-10-16T15:19:00.000-07:002008-10-16T15:19:00.000-07:00PG&E and Southern California Edison are spendi...PG&E and Southern California Edison are spending $ 23 million to oppose the bill. These same utilities are the ones raising our electric rates as much as 16%. They want to keep making profits from selling energy generated from coal and imported fossil fuels.<BR/><BR/>There are over 200 environmental organizations in the state and only a handful are opposed to Prop. 7. These same groups like the NRDC helped the Big Utilities pass deregulation which caused the energy crisis in 2001. They have sided with the Utilities before and were wrong. <BR/>The independent, non-partisan California Legislative Analyst reported that the total cost of Prop 7 to the state was 3.4 million. That is .0002% of the state budget. AND, Prop 7 guarantees that the solar and clean energy that is built with Prop 7 will never raise your rates more than 3% in 2025. <BR/>Prop 7 requires that 50% of California's electricity comes from renewable sources by 2025. It also says that the renewable energy utilities buy to sell consumers can cost up to 10% more than non-renewables like coal and natural gas. This 10% cost cap ensures your bill will never go up more than 3% because of Prop 7. <BR/><BR/>Now this is how your utility bill breaks down<BR/><BR/>50% of your bill goes to the cost of doing business; company overhead (salaries,facilities)<BR/><BR/>The other 50% goes to the actual cost of electricity that you use<BR/><BR/>Prop 7 says that half of the 50% of the bill that reflects the cost of energy must be renewable by 2025which is 25% of your total bill.<BR/><BR/>So, in a worst case scenario all of this renewable electricity – which makes up 25% of your bill - can be 10% more expensive than what you use now. Which works out to a 2.5% increase on your whole bill. We are rounded up to 3% to be safe. <BR/>Please don't be fooled and vote YES on 7 for a cleaner California.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-90179684488381042812008-10-16T13:44:00.000-07:002008-10-16T13:44:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment/input. The legislature's s...Thanks for the comment/input. The legislature's stupidity is something that we need to deal with via the redistricting measure and I'm with you on that.<BR/><BR/>I think the utilities will move toward renewable energy because it's the way for them to stay in business. If they don't make the move they won't be in business in 10-20-30 years.Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09965209456771434418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3843262.post-11454857889591448742008-10-16T10:22:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:22:00.000-07:00The only problem with your analysis of Prop 7 is t...The only problem with your analysis of Prop 7 is that CA isn't moving in the direction of renewable energy on it's own. The CA legislature keeps killing the bill to raise the renewable standard from 22% to 33%. PG&E, Edison and SEMPRA don't have to even follow the renewable standard set right now. All they have to do is pay money to get out of it. The other thing is that these utility companies aren't going to move towards renewable energy on their own because they know that it will cost us less in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com