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Power for the people!
New York Post ^ | November 7, 2011 | Staff

Posted on 11/07/2011 8:36:30 AM PST by QT3.14

As nearly 3 million people in the Northeast shivered with no power after the freak snowstorm nine days ago -- thanks, in part, to a decaying electricity-delivery system -- yet another “green” energy company backed by President Obama bit the dust.

Does Washington ever think about its priorities?

Meet Massachusetts-based Beacon Energy, the East Coast’s answer to Solyndra.

Beacon was awarded a $43 million federal loan guarantee to build a power-storage station east of Albany that would reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. It also scooped up a $24 million stimulus grant in 2009.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: energy; green; greenenergy; obama; powergrid

1 posted on 11/07/2011 8:36:39 AM PST by QT3.14
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To: QT3.14

bttt


2 posted on 11/07/2011 8:44:48 AM PST by Matchett-PI ("A Republican Larry Flynt should wave around $50,000 for proof of sexual harassment at Politico" -RL)
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To: QT3.14
...no power after the freak snowstorm nine days ago -- thanks, in part...

Is this the other reason?


3 posted on 11/07/2011 8:53:26 AM PST by QT3.14 (Trapped on Leftopia's west coast amongst defective cyborg Leftoids)
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To: QT3.14

That’s what they get for electing socialists.


4 posted on 11/07/2011 9:03:07 AM PST by Brilliant
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