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For Obama Sunrise a “poster child” for renewable-energy strategy
Re: Nuclear as the long term solution – Anon92107 has it right. If we want to reduce GHG emissions and seek energy independence, nuclear is the solution. Pres. Obama has done a disservice to stop funding Yucca Mountain, which is the best solution for long term spent fuel storage. We need to rescind the CA law restricting nuclear plants. To “gardenparty’s” comment, we won’t allow coastal siting of nuclear plants, due to the concern about once through cooling. These new nuclear plants will be in the desert and will be air cooled, with long transmission lines to our cities. The question now is how bad do GHG impacts need to get before we seek out a solution that uses nuclear power plants? Re: iokuok2: You state: “Who has the track record of integrity, Obama or SDG&E”. I was optimistic that our new president would instill a sense of responsibility in individuals. Yet I see that he actually does the opposite of what he says. I am quite disappointed. Now we borrow 50 cents for every $1 that we spend, in a budget with “responsibility” in the title! He bashes AIG bonuses when in fact he approved them. Sorry; no integrity here. Re: iokuok2: You state: “The number one goal of the Bush administration was to keep the centralized power over energy.” This is inaccurate. In fact, under Pat Wood at FERC, an effort to decentralize the energy market made great strides forward, and we have seen new independent markets develop in the MISO, NYISO, ISO-NE, ERCOT and CAISO, which have resulted in lower cost energy than in investor owned utility or public power controlled service areas. Sorry again. You can dislike Bush, but Bush did advocate for decentralized energy. It is remarkable that “environmentalists”, those that advocate the reduction of GHG emissions, would argue against a power line that would increase renewable energy generation, increase the number of geothermal, solar and wind plants in the Imperial County. You can argue for solar PV, but please, please, take some time to understand how the electrical grid operates, understand how energy generation needs to align with energy consumption, and factor in firming services that are needed from many power plants on the grid.— June 1, 2009 3:46 p.m.