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Don't let Utah become Nevada.

How about if Nevada becomes California?
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This is the trouble with incorporating cleaner energy sources - big money is in the old ways and of course they do not want to see fewer customers. As usual, business looks out only for itself and not for the good of society. And the Legislature goes where the money is. We will go kicking and screaming into cleaner energy sources on a large scale only when the health issues are at extreme crisis levels.

I write to my legislators, and my voice isn't heard. Frustrating.
 
It doesn't help that less than 50 percent of Utah's rarely votes. And those that vote typically vote straight RM.
 
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Cunning Linguist said:
Ignoring the bigger issue at hand here, doesn't 'Clown sell solar?
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Close, I own a solar development company. Large scale projects. The issue is the net metering credits being reduced. But the larger picture is an unregulated monopoly that answers to nobody.

No matter your stance on energy production Utah is one place that should be hugging solar/wind and driving electric cars. The pollution is destroying the livability and beauty of the state.
 
Beantown said:
Close, I own a solar development company. Large scale projects. The issue is the net metering credits being reduced. But the larger picture is an unregulated monopoly that answers to nobody.

No matter your stance on energy production Utah is one place that should be hugging solar/wind and driving electric cars. The pollution is destroying the livability and beauty of the state.
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I am for alternative energy, but I don't think it should be subsidized. Washakie Renewable Energy, for instance, is a complete joke and an enormous taxpayer ripoff. So in regard to your major point, is electricity generation really creating (or largely contributing to) our pollution problem on the Wasatch Front? I'd be very interested in hearing what percentage of inversion creating pollution is due to electricity generation. I'll bet it's very small. Most of the energy is generated elsewhere, and therefore the pollution from that generation is not really a factor on the Wasatch Front. I'll bet the vast majority of our pollution is from automobiles, some of it is household (heaters, fireplaces, etc), probably a fair percentage is from industry.

My point is that there may be numerous reasons to oppose this bill, but I don't think the pollution impact is likely to really be a legitimate one. Your involvement in the solar industry leads me to believe you are just using that because "being like Nevada" somehow hurts your sales potential.
 
Beantown said:
Close, I own a solar development company. Large scale projects. The issue is the net metering credits being reduced. But the larger picture is an unregulated monopoly that answers to nobody.

No matter your stance on energy production Utah is one place that should be hugging solar/wind and driving electric cars. The pollution is destroying the livability and beauty of the state.
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I don't disagree but considering you basically never post anymore and when you do it's about solar and you own a solar development company, your motives seem more than just disingenuous to me.
 
Joe Bagadonuts said:
I am for alternative energy, but I don't think it should be subsidized. Washakie Renewable Energy, for instance, is a complete joke and an enormous taxpayer ripoff. So in regard to your major point, is electricity generation really creating (or largely contributing to) our pollution problem on the Wasatch Front? I'd be very interested in hearing what percentage of inversion creating pollution is due to electricity generation. I'll bet it's very small. Most of the energy is generated elsewhere, and therefore the pollution from that generation is not really a factor on the Wasatch Front. I'll bet the vast majority of our pollution is from automobiles, some of it is household (heaters, fireplaces, etc), probably a fair percentage is from industry.

My point is that there may be numerous reasons to oppose this bill, but I don't think the pollution impact is likely to really be a legitimate one. Your involvement in the solar industry leads me to believe you are just using that because "being like Nevada" somehow hurts your sales potential.
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#1- Fossil Fuels are heavily subsidized. Everyone just speaks to the solar subsidy because it actually goes striaght to the consumer, rather than large corporations.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/04/oil-subsidies-renewable-energy-tax-breaks


#2- Utah produces a ton of coal. But you are correct that most of the valley inversion is coming from cars and industry. But the pollution haze has now been reported in Utah's national parks. I assume you don't enjoy visiting a national park surrounded in pollution?

https://content.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2016/01/utahns-urge-epa-protect-national-parks-and-communities-coal-pollution

#3 Watch Gasland on Netflix. Then you will know why I am in reneweables.
 
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