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Carroll: Who pays? You guessed it

Denver Post -- Was there ever any doubt the Governor's Energy Office would recommend that you and I pay for Xcel's SmartGridCity in Boulder, even after costs tripled from the original estimate to $44 million?

Was there any doubt, for that matter, that staff at the Public Utilities Commission would reach the same conclusion rather than suggest that maybe, just maybe, research and development should be assigned to investors, not ratepayers?

To answer these questions, you only need to know that the smart grid is a concept beloved by green energy visionaries — and that their agenda has the same effect on state officials as a ringing bell had on Pavlov's dogs. They drool on cue. They can't help themselves.

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Submitted Sep 01, 2010 By: Road-Runner

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vandamme Champion Author New York Posts:1,018 Points:117,800 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 8:34:04 AM Ignore vandamme Report Abuse Good that CA and CO are full of greenies that will do the R&D. Also good that I don't live there. Early adopters always pay.
torn8owx Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:2,313 Points:577,515 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 7:36:13 AM Ignore torn8owx Report Abuse Smartgrid stuff will work best when you have a Smart home with smart appliances, etc... until then savings opportunities are likely to depend upon the motivation of the individual
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:5,819 Points:833,070 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Sep 2, 2010 7:36:05 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse there are only people to pay for everything. So such thing as anyone but people paying for things. It just depends which people.
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 9:14:15 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse daddy; pay for that; I don't need to go to college.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:5,905 Points:1,092,475 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 6:34:29 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse I see Boulder has not changed much in the 12 years Ive been gone from there. Can they at least hire a good football couch there???
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,585 Points:543,445 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 5:32:35 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse Sometimes Gov't needs to stay out of it
jcurley Champion Author California Posts:5,638 Points:1,321,570 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 3:11:08 PM Ignore jcurley Report Abuse Road-Runner -- you keep the playing field level. When you have a monopoly situation, like power generation, you tightly regulate it. First, the PUC should make sure that the grid becomes part of the "commons", owned by the people, not the corporation. Second, the PUC should regulate how much profit is allowed -- kind of like the cost-plus military contract, but with price ceilings. Third, make the energy companies buy excess energy from home and businesses who have local energy production, like solar, during peak times. Instead of designing these deals to be one-winner take all -- why can't we have a shared system where everyone comes out a little bit ahead? Or maybe the state/county/local governments should get into the energy business! [Edited by: jcurley at 9/1/2010 3:12:37 PM EST]
Road-Runner Champion Author Denver Posts:6,045 Points:1,701,720 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 1, 2010 2:00:33 PM Ignore Road-Runner Report Abuse With electricity costs skyrocketing (Colorado is second only to Hawaii)(XCEL operates in Colorado, Minnesota and several other states), who will ever be able to afford the operating costs of the all electric battery powered cars which Obama's "green energy" pushers are advocating? And will the average consumer ever be able to afford Big Brother's Smart Energy Grid?