Posted on 07/26/2021 7:53:27 AM PDT by george76
As a regulated monopoly, Xcel is guaranteed Huge profits... Xcel does not care about the rate payers.
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Colorado Ping ( Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the list.)
Rate payers ALWAYS, ALWAYS pay the bill.
Technology exists to use solid state fuel cells to covert NG to electricity at about 0.05 per KWhr. With Colorado’s cheep NG prices and price increases during the day, I am wondering if I need to move up my generator project and go off grid even though I live in the city.
Add to that the future black outs - soon to be caused by the political closing of already paid for, reliable, 24/7 power plants... in favor of not reliable solar panels that do not work at night, when it snows, nor when it is cloudy... and wind mills that also do not work 24/7..
The Dims lie their butts off when they say things like we'll get completely off of fossil fuels and such. They also lie when they say green energy projects they force onto you are the best way and for your own good. In reality it's to enrich their crony capitalists.
But if you buy a solar system that's customized for your specific energy consumption behaviors, it'll at least remove some of the control the Dims have on your energy needs. My solar system in Alabama produces about 3/4ths of the power I need. Thus I worry less if the govt will force my power company to shut down another coal plant. Nor do I worry much about the fact that natural gas is about twice as much on the commodities market as it was this time last year (due in large part to Biden starting a fracking ban, that impacts my power bill because my power company now produces more electricity from burning gas). All that stuff impacts me only 1/4th as much as it used to.
“put solar onto their homes”
I think an attractive storage building with a solar panel roof might be the way to go.
But it won't produce a high portion of your energy consumption if your home is fairly large. The surface area of a storage building isn't enough even with 400 watt panels. So you'll still fuss and grumble a lot when the Colorado power company finds reason to raise your rates.
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Most Passivehauser are quite ugly, but there are exceptions.
Xcel is a Minneapolis- based monopoly ... Xcel is guaranteed a profit on every dollar it spends building new facilities. This is a tremendous incentive for Xcel..
Rural electric bills from IREA in Colorado just went up about $40/month.
“...build a smarter, greener electric grid”
Whenever someone uses catch phrases you know they are lying to you.
Hey, lets have customers pay more to get less reliable and more ugly looking energy. Hopefully this will get cut back to size like most of their prior attempts.
Make the people pay. Make the voterd mad. They wont do anything about it....haven’t since Carter...beyond whining. The profits are up and the politicians get voted in again. System works great for those with the clipboards.
Colorado libtards need to shut up and pay the bill. They advocate green but want others to pay for it. Time to pay the piper.
The HELOC I took out to buy my solar will be paid off in 11 years with the savings I have in my power bill. That assumes an inflation rate of 2% to 3% per year on the kWh charge. If the inflation rate is higher because their being a monopoly has only the state standing in their way, I'll put even more energy savings into my HELOC.
Every month I calculate what my true kWh rate is with all the invisible riders they put into it. That's because I still buy some power from the grid, thus I get a bill showing the kWh purchased, how much my bill is, and I know what the monthly flat rate is just to stay connected. Meanwhile, my solar system also tracks what I buy from the grid. It also tracks how many kWh I consume, regardless of if it came from the grid or solar. The amount I consume minus the amount I buy from the grid equals the number of kWh I saved with solar. I multiply that by the rate and it tells me how many dollars I saved that month. That's how much I pay into my HELOC that month, which pays it off sooner than if I paid just the minimum payment.
When my HELOC is paid off any money I save beyond that will be to expand/repair my solar system to make me a little more independent, then a little more, and a little more. Eventually I might be 95% independent from the energy monopolies and their state and federal crooks.
There will come a time that you will be taxed for the sunshine you use.
There is no getting away from them.
They want you to have nothing.
Solar panels are ugly, not happening at my house. Besides, I’ll need new roof shingles in 3-4 years. Might reconsider after that.
Fine. So you know who to blame then if the grid fails.
We have no choice in the matter. Wholly captive we are.
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