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Edison Reports Increased Damage, Backs Off Restart Proposal at San Onofre
It is not "JUST" in SoCal... Look at these other examples: Nuclear Loans, Subsidies & other Taxpayer Swindles…. http://www.state.nv.us/nucwaste/news2012/pdf/nirs… Nearly $1 Billion Vogtle Nuclear Reactor Cost Overrun Echoes Earlier Warning About 'Boondoggle' Project Even though the Vogtle reactor project got its federal license just three months ago, the controversial nuclear reactors are already in trouble. The latest problem: A cost overrun of nearly $1 billion in 2011 dollars, according to groups that warned in February that the Vogtle expansion effort is a boondoggle that could hurt ratepayers and (depending on the status of a pending Solyndra-style federal loan guarantee) U.S. taxpayers. Southern Co. publicly acknowledged its share of the cost overrun in a filing this week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at http://investor.southerncompany.com/secfiling.cfm…. The new admission about problems at Vogtle follow recent reports about grading issues under the reactor's foundation, improperly installed rebar that has slowed the project, and dozens of amendments requested to the federal license for the two new Vogtle reactors. Given all of the partners involved in Vogtle project, the cost overrun would break down as follows: Georgia Power ($400 million); Oglethorpe ($263 million); MEAG Power ($199 million); and the City of Dalton ($14 million). The $875 million in 2008 dollars would be worth $913 million in 2011 dollars. http://newsblaze.com/story/2012051107280200001.pn… NUCLEAR $WINDLE$ Need I say MORE, no wonder these Nuclear Fascists* can afford to pay Politicians so well.... Next we will see all these Giant Utilities support each others "RIGHT" ... To swindle all their own ratepayers... What a Nuclear Waste! Free America from Nuclear Bondage! * http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nu…— May 11, 2012 6:01 p.m.
Utilities, Solar Industry Spar Over "Net Metering"
***It is the Energy SYSTEM itself that is keeping the US from going Solar (of all flavors) much quicker, and ripping US off at the same time!*** Many, many more would install Solar if the Utilities paid those that installed Solar for the energy they put INTO the grid, at the very same rate that the Utility charges for that same Energy to folks that take Energy OUT of the Grid! By not paying the same amount, the Utility shareholders receive additional money they do not deserve and the folks that have installed solar end up with a much longer payback period! You can be sure if these Utilities operate their own Solar Farms, they will pay themselves every penny they can... Remember Solar usually adds Energy during peak period of use (daytime) and it is only fair that if the Utility charges more for Energy used during that period (by using Smart meters) then they should also credit that exact amount to those with Solar that add Energy during those periods! **It is time to STOP THE SOLAR ENERGY RIPOFF!** http://is.gd/eQog1d— May 11, 2012 12:24 p.m.
Utilities, Solar Industry Spar Over "Net Metering"
This is a **NO BRAINER**, why should a PUBLIC UTILITY get to limit the amount of ENERGY the PUBLIC (that it serves) can add into the PUBLIC GRID ... Why should *SHAREHOLDERS PROFIT* come before *HELPING RATE PAYERS*? Utility shareholders have had years of record profits... ***Enough is Enough!*** If the CPUC allows this then their is NO JUSTICE in the current system and the voters of CA need to vote the redefine the current (pun intended) electric system. Our Leaders must disclose who has taken how much from these Utilities so that the voters know who THEY **REPRESENT**! ***Every rate payer in CA should be up in arms against this additional money GRAB!***— May 11, 2012 12:19 p.m.
Haiku - A - Day
☯ Then why call them schools Our youth made into just tools US being played fools— May 11, 2012 4:02 a.m.
Edison Reports Increased Damage, Backs Off Restart Proposal at San Onofre
**WHAT IS SAN DIEGO DOING**? Irvine Council pushes Edison to reveal non-nuclear summer electricity plan http://is.gd/Z1r0P6 snip Irvine, Calif. -- The heat is on Southern California Edison tonight as it presents its energy efficiency plans to Irvine City Council -- one day after the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair shot down Edison’s talk of an early restart of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. On Monday, NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko issued a strongly worded statement that called talk of restarting San Onofre's damaged nuclear reactors “clearly premature” because Edison has yet to respond to actions ordered by the nuclear agency in a letter dated March 27. David Freeman, former general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Power and Water, and special advisor to Friends of the Earth, said in a statement in advance of the Irvine Council meeting: “The Edison company would do well to stop threatening blackouts as an excuse for prematurely restarting a dangerous nuclear plant. Blackouts are a failure by a utility to supply reliable service and are not new to Edison's customers. Blackouts are a concern whether or not San Onofre is operating. “The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a report in April 2012 concerning the regional blackout in southern California on Sept. 8, 2011. “The report found that the Edison company was partially responsible for that blackout which affected millions.— May 11, 2012 3:58 a.m.
Arts Left Behind?
☯ From *Haiku - A - Day** They must think we're fools Removing Art from our schools Life is more than Rules ☯ Who else can use tools And work in large design pools Or create with joules * http://is.gd/6Ppqa0— May 10, 2012 2:49 p.m.
Haiku - A - Day
☯ They must think we're fools Removing Art from our schools Life is more than Rules ☯ Who else can use tools And work in large design pools Or create with joules— May 10, 2012 2:46 p.m.
Arts Left Behind?
Removing Art from our schools is part of the "Dumbing Down" of our New Society, ... Which makes it easier, for the better educated Wealthy, to manipulate the masses...— May 10, 2012 2:25 p.m.
Arts Left Behind?
**The truly "gifted" enjoy Art for the inspiration Art's provides...**— May 10, 2012 2:21 p.m.
Edison Reports Increased Damage, Backs Off Restart Proposal at San Onofre
Here is the latest on SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency): Here is that link that shows that SCE was giving out bogus info on the seriousness of the nuclear problems: http://enformable.com/2012/05/san-onofre-no-resta… I believe that the Sempra Board Members and other INSIDERS knew they were going to take a BIG hit and dumped stock while at the same time their PR folks tried to put a happy face on it... or put another way: Just more down and dirty on SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency)... While SCE PR tried to downplay the # of tubes (which went way up from a "few", to many thousands) and other design issues, Sempra Chairman sold Millions of dollars of stock... At the same time, many have been saying that SORE would restart very soon... N☢T I hope the SEC looks into who has been dumping SCE, Sempra and SDG&E stock to see if this is just the TIP (no pun intended) of the iceberg on this issue...— May 9, 2012 3:14 p.m.