jyoutz
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Gas has always been cheap and abundant in my area. Our electric co-op and gas supplier does that same thing with gas: long term contracts.
Electricity Price Increases
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Lineman North Florida
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Look where you are located.
HOW do you use so much electricity? Are you an Amazon hub?
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NoTrespassing
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I have 2 coworkers that were complaining about their power bills last month. It was hot all month, they both live in modest sized houses. One paid over $500, the other paid over $900. I don't know how much power they used but 900 for power is crazy. I'm guessing their household income is under $80k gross.
jyoutz
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Regardless of location, power companies lock in gas prices with long term contracts. It would be poor business practice to float with the daily price.
Lineman North Florida
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Okay you win.
jyoutz
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Not a matter of winning. I just wanted to provide another perspective to the discussion that seems to suggest that we would all have cheap power if we went back to burning coal. We need a mix of all sources; all of them are viable, and all have pluses and minuses. Power companies are investing in infrastructure for the next 30 years. Look at how they’re investing.
tracter
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When you hear about wind and solar farms just remember the output quoted in MWH is never achieved divide it by 2 and you get close to the mark that is when the Sun shines and the Wind blows
Do you know it takes a diesel motor to start a wind generator ?
Oz
Do you know it takes a diesel motor to start a wind generator ?
Oz
