Imagine cutting electrical output 50%

[RiverguyVT]

The iron law of woke projection…..never misses.

John Kerry should be setting in jail after back channeling info to Iran on how to resist a reset of the nuclear deal. He’s a treasonous prick.

Paris should have resulted in jail.
Two sets of laws.

[HokieJoe]

The iron law of woke projection…..never misses.

John Kerry should be setting in jail after back channeling info to Iran on how to resist a reset of the nuclear deal. He’s a treasonous prick.

Sure is.

[HokieJoe]

Bolshevik eNviRomEnTaLiSt watermelons lying. Again.

https://thepostmillennial.com/washingto ... her-prices

Washington power company raises rates to cover increased expense due to climate legislation—AG's office instructs them not to tell consumers reason for higher prices

Ari Hoffman
Seattle WA
Aug 28, 2023 3 minute read

A Washington utility company jacked its rates on residents as a result of the Democrat-passed cap-and-trade program, but was prohibited from informing its customers as to the reason why, according to a new report.

The Center Square reported that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) approved a request by Puget Sound Energy earlier this month to raise its natural gas rates to cover the costs of Washington’s cap-and-trade program, part of the Climate Commitment Act, which was passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature and signed into law by Democrat Governor Jay Inslee.

However, the UTC mandated that Puget Sound Energy (PSE), which serves approximately 800,000 customers in six counties, was not permitted to inform customers in their bills as to why there was a rate increase. According to the outlet, the decision was a recommendation from the office of Washington State Attorney General, Democrat Bob Ferguson.

PSE informed the UTC that it required a 3.25 percent increase for all natural gas customers in order to generate the $16.8 million to cover its losses, meaning that a typical household using 64 therms per month would see an increase of $3.71 per month or 3.89 percent. The increase would be done using a State Carbon Reduction Charge.

According to Todd Myers, environmental director for the Washington Policy Center, Inslee’s Department of Ecology previously stated that adding a tax on CO2 emissions would reduce natural gas prices. He cited Kathy Taylor, the department’s Air Quality Program Manager, who wrote a letter to Senator Shelly Short claiming that at an allowance price of $41 per metric ton of CO2, the price of “natural gas would decrease by about 1 percent.”

In a July 3 letter, Assistant Attorney General Nina Suetake told the UTC that her office (Public Counsel) was “also concerned with PSE’s proposal to itemize the State Carbon Reduction Charge and State Carbon Reduction Credit on customer bills. If all program-specific charges were included as line items, customer bills would quickly become incomprehensible. We believe the issue of whether to itemize these charges and credits on bills requires more discussion in upcoming workshops to ensure that the itemization would add to customer understanding and experience, rather than unnecessarily complicate utility bills.”

In an August 3 ruling, a three-member board of the UTC, appointed by Inslee, agreed with Suetake and admitted “…that the tariff revisions are necessary to allow the Company to begin to recover the costs of implementing the CCA,” adding that PSE “should not include the proposed ‘carbon reduction charge’ as a line item on customer bills. Public Counsel [Suetake] correctly observes that including all program charges on customer bills would quickly result in lengthy and confusing bills. Additionally, only those charges or credits that inure to the benefit of customers should be included as line items on customer bills.”

The panel also stipulated that "only those charges or credits that inure to the benefit of customers should be included as line items on customer bills."

Myers told King 5, “The Utilities Commission approved the rate hike, but made it illegal for Puget Sound Energy to list that on people’s bills. So people will see their rates go up, but they won’t know why, and in fact, the Utilities Commission has prohibited Puget Sound Energy from telling its customers.”

He also wrote regarding the revelation, “…this is not only dishonest but violates the spirit of Washington’s laws and constitution. The position of the Public Counsel in the Attorney General’s office is that they know what the public should know and what they shouldn’t. The claim that transparency is bad for the public is remarkable and revealing.”

[HokieHam]

Bolshevik eNviRomEnTaLiSt watermelons lying. Again.

https://thepostmillennial.com/washingto ... her-prices

Washington power company raises rates to cover increased expense due to climate legislation—AG's office instructs them not to tell consumers reason for higher prices

Ari Hoffman
Seattle WA
Aug 28, 2023 3 minute read

A Washington utility company jacked its rates on residents as a result of the Democrat-passed cap-and-trade program, but was prohibited from informing its customers as to the reason why, according to a new report.

The Center Square reported that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) approved a request by Puget Sound Energy earlier this month to raise its natural gas rates to cover the costs of Washington’s cap-and-trade program, part of the Climate Commitment Act, which was passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature and signed into law by Democrat Governor Jay Inslee.

However, the UTC mandated that Puget Sound Energy (PSE), which serves approximately 800,000 customers in six counties, was not permitted to inform customers in their bills as to why there was a rate increase. According to the outlet, the decision was a recommendation from the office of Washington State Attorney General, Democrat Bob Ferguson.

PSE informed the UTC that it required a 3.25 percent increase for all natural gas customers in order to generate the $16.8 million to cover its losses, meaning that a typical household using 64 therms per month would see an increase of $3.71 per month or 3.89 percent. The increase would be done using a State Carbon Reduction Charge.

According to Todd Myers, environmental director for the Washington Policy Center, Inslee’s Department of Ecology previously stated that adding a tax on CO2 emissions would reduce natural gas prices. He cited Kathy Taylor, the department’s Air Quality Program Manager, who wrote a letter to Senator Shelly Short claiming that at an allowance price of $41 per metric ton of CO2, the price of “natural gas would decrease by about 1 percent.”

In a July 3 letter, Assistant Attorney General Nina Suetake told the UTC that her office (Public Counsel) was “also concerned with PSE’s proposal to itemize the State Carbon Reduction Charge and State Carbon Reduction Credit on customer bills. If all program-specific charges were included as line items, customer bills would quickly become incomprehensible. We believe the issue of whether to itemize these charges and credits on bills requires more discussion in upcoming workshops to ensure that the itemization would add to customer understanding and experience, rather than unnecessarily complicate utility bills.”

In an August 3 ruling, a three-member board of the UTC, appointed by Inslee, agreed with Suetake and admitted “…that the tariff revisions are necessary to allow the Company to begin to recover the costs of implementing the CCA,” adding that PSE “should not include the proposed ‘carbon reduction charge’ as a line item on customer bills. Public Counsel [Suetake] correctly observes that including all program charges on customer bills would quickly result in lengthy and confusing bills. Additionally, only those charges or credits that inure to the benefit of customers should be included as line items on customer bills.”

The panel also stipulated that "only those charges or credits that inure to the benefit of customers should be included as line items on customer bills."

Myers told King 5, “The Utilities Commission approved the rate hike, but made it illegal for Puget Sound Energy to list that on people’s bills. So people will see their rates go up, but they won’t know why, and in fact, the Utilities Commission has prohibited Puget Sound Energy from telling its customers.”

He also wrote regarding the revelation, “…this is not only dishonest but violates the spirit of Washington’s laws and constitution. The position of the Public Counsel in the Attorney General’s office is that they know what the public should know and what they shouldn’t. The claim that transparency is bad for the public is remarkable and revealing.”

The handwringers care soo much about the poor…..and middle class…..yet their policies scream otherwise.

[HokieJoe]

Bolshevik eNviRomEnTaLiSt watermelons lying. Again.

https://thepostmillennial.com/washingto ... her-prices

Washington power company raises rates to cover increased expense due to climate legislation—AG's office instructs them not to tell consumers reason for higher prices

Ari Hoffman
Seattle WA
Aug 28, 2023 3 minute read

A Washington utility company jacked its rates on residents as a result of the Democrat-passed cap-and-trade program, but was prohibited from informing its customers as to the reason why, according to a new report.

The Center Square reported that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) approved a request by Puget Sound Energy earlier this month to raise its natural gas rates to cover the costs of Washington’s cap-and-trade program, part of the Climate Commitment Act, which was passed by the Democrat-controlled state legislature and signed into law by Democrat Governor Jay Inslee.

However, the UTC mandated that Puget Sound Energy (PSE), which serves approximately 800,000 customers in six counties, was not permitted to inform customers in their bills as to why there was a rate increase. According to the outlet, the decision was a recommendation from the office of Washington State Attorney General, Democrat Bob Ferguson.

PSE informed the UTC that it required a 3.25 percent increase for all natural gas customers in order to generate the $16.8 million to cover its losses, meaning that a typical household using 64 therms per month would see an increase of $3.71 per month or 3.89 percent. The increase would be done using a State Carbon Reduction Charge.

According to Todd Myers, environmental director for the Washington Policy Center, Inslee’s Department of Ecology previously stated that adding a tax on CO2 emissions would reduce natural gas prices. He cited Kathy Taylor, the department’s Air Quality Program Manager, who wrote a letter to Senator Shelly Short claiming that at an allowance price of $41 per metric ton of CO2, the price of “natural gas would decrease by about 1 percent.”

In a July 3 letter, Assistant Attorney General Nina Suetake told the UTC that her office (Public Counsel) was “also concerned with PSE’s proposal to itemize the State Carbon Reduction Charge and State Carbon Reduction Credit on customer bills. If all program-specific charges were included as line items, customer bills would quickly become incomprehensible. We believe the issue of whether to itemize these charges and credits on bills requires more discussion in upcoming workshops to ensure that the itemization would add to customer understanding and experience, rather than unnecessarily complicate utility bills.”

In an August 3 ruling, a three-member board of the UTC, appointed by Inslee, agreed with Suetake and admitted “…that the tariff revisions are necessary to allow the Company to begin to recover the costs of implementing the CCA,” adding that PSE “should not include the proposed ‘carbon reduction charge’ as a line item on customer bills. Public Counsel [Suetake] correctly observes that including all program charges on customer bills would quickly result in lengthy and confusing bills. Additionally, only those charges or credits that inure to the benefit of customers should be included as line items on customer bills.”

The panel also stipulated that "only those charges or credits that inure to the benefit of customers should be included as line items on customer bills."

Myers told King 5, “The Utilities Commission approved the rate hike, but made it illegal for Puget Sound Energy to list that on people’s bills. So people will see their rates go up, but they won’t know why, and in fact, the Utilities Commission has prohibited Puget Sound Energy from telling its customers.”

He also wrote regarding the revelation, “…this is not only dishonest but violates the spirit of Washington’s laws and constitution. The position of the Public Counsel in the Attorney General’s office is that they know what the public should know and what they shouldn’t. The claim that transparency is bad for the public is remarkable and revealing.”

The handwringers care soo much about the poor…..and middle class…..yet their policies scream otherwise.

They despise the middle class.

[HokieHam]

3 Reasons There’s Something Sinister With the Big Push for Electric Vehicles

25 refrigerators.

That’s how much the additional electricity consumption per household would be if the average US home adopted electric vehicles (EVs).

Congressman Thomas Massie—an electrical engineer—revealed this information while discussing with Pete Buttigieg, the Secretary of Transportation, President Biden’s plan to have 50% of cars sold in the US be electric by 2030.

The current and future grid in most places will not be able to support each home running 25 refrigerators—not even close. Just look at California, where the grid is already buckling under the existing load.

https://internationalman.com/articles/ ... -vehicles/

100% pipe dream.

[HokieJoe]

3 Reasons There’s Something Sinister With the Big Push for Electric Vehicles

25 refrigerators.

That’s how much the additional electricity consumption per household would be if the average US home adopted electric vehicles (EVs).

Congressman Thomas Massie—an electrical engineer—revealed this information while discussing with Pete Buttigieg, the Secretary of Transportation, President Biden’s plan to have 50% of cars sold in the US be electric by 2030.

The current and future grid in most places will not be able to support each home running 25 refrigerators—not even close. Just look at California, where the grid is already buckling under the existing load.

https://internationalman.com/articles/ ... -vehicles/

100% pipe dream.

Stupid and dangerous.

[RiverguyVT]

3 Reasons There’s Something Sinister With the Big Push for Electric Vehicles

25 refrigerators.

That’s how much the additional electricity consumption per household would be if the average US home adopted electric vehicles (EVs).

Congressman Thomas Massie—an electrical engineer—revealed this information while discussing with Pete Buttigieg, the Secretary of Transportation, President Biden’s plan to have 50% of cars sold in the US be electric by 2030.

The current and future grid in most places will not be able to support each home running 25 refrigerators—not even close. Just look at California, where the grid is already buckling under the existing load.

https://internationalman.com/articles/ ... -vehicles/

100% pipe dream.

Paging fatman....

[HokieHam]

3 Reasons There’s Something Sinister With the Big Push for Electric Vehicles

25 refrigerators.

That’s how much the additional electricity consumption per household would be if the average US home adopted electric vehicles (EVs).

Congressman Thomas Massie—an electrical engineer—revealed this information while discussing with Pete Buttigieg, the Secretary of Transportation, President Biden’s plan to have 50% of cars sold in the US be electric by 2030.

The current and future grid in most places will not be able to support each home running 25 refrigerators—not even close. Just look at California, where the grid is already buckling under the existing load.

https://internationalman.com/articles/ ... -vehicles/

100% pipe dream.

Paging fatman....

He will parrot the same shiRt.

[HokieHam]

The article is well worth the read.

[HokieJoe]

The article is well worth the read.

I'm seeing a lot of commercial lawncare manufacturers like Stihl, Toro going to these dumbass battery powered tool platforms. They're fine for home owners with once and done (smaller) properties; but there's no way these tools are suitable for production work. Multiple properties of various sizes 6 days/week.

I'm wondering how much Biden gave these manufacturers to manipulate the market? They gave Fjord and GM billions to build battery plants, so it would not surprise me. Solar and wind are sooooo profitable they require tax payer $$ to mAkE mOnEy.

[RiverguyVT]

https://www.independentsentinel.com/des ... n-appeals/

[HokieHam]

The fear porn is over the top……..

[RiverguyVT]

https://thelibertydaily.com/ev-optics-f ... rys-tries/

[HokieJoe]

The fear porn is over the top……..

100% propaganda.

[HokieHam]

https://thelibertydaily.com/ev-optics-f ... rys-tries/

perfect for this hopium being force upon us….

[HokieHam]

The Biden Administration Misleads the Public on the Vast Expanses of Land Needed for 'Net Zero'

https://realclearwire.com/articles/202 ... 77662.html

[HokieHam]

Inflation Jump Highlights Biden's Vulnerability on Energy
When theories fail and economic rules reassert themselves, it’s human beings who feel pain.

https://reason.com/2023/09/15/inflatio ... on-energy/

[HokieHam]

Wonder what the depopulation cult will come up with this summer…….

[HokieHam]

Ah….the AWOL resident hopium smoker was all pumped up about this….l

Congress provided $7.5B for electric vehicle chargers. Built so far: Zero.
The sluggish rollout could undermine President Joe Biden’s reelection messaging promoting electric vehicles.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/ ... s-00129996

[RiverguyVT]

Ah….the AWOL resident hopium smoker was all pumped up about this….l

Congress provided $7.5B for electric vehicle chargers. Built so far: Zero.
The sluggish rollout could undermine President Joe Biden’s reelection messaging promoting electric vehicles.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/ ... s-00129996

$7.5 BILLION

Just imagine what a corrupt Ukie oligarch could've done with that money!

[HokieHam]

The Crippling Economic Costs of Green Energy Subsidies

https://realclearwire.com/articles/202 ... 97062.html

[HokieJoe]

The Crippling Economic Costs of Green Energy Subsidies

https://realclearwire.com/articles/202 ... 97062.html

That's what happens when green religious nuts and communists lobby progressive crooks and RINO bitches in Congress.

[RiverguyVT]

https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/ ... up-n600264

[HokieHam]

Nothing but forced government compliance…..

How Electric Vehicles Are Losing Momentum with U.S. Buyers, in Charts
EV sales grew nearly 50% this year but have plateaued in recent months

As a result, electric cars and trucks are piling up on dealer lots, causing auto companies to reassess their investment plans. It takes a dealership around three weeks longer to sell an EV than a gasoline vehicle, according to data from car-shopping website Edmunds. A year ago, battery-powered models were selling faster than their gasoline counterparts.

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/ele ... s-7d3089c7