Obama & the Dem's Carbon cap & trade will double your electric bill !!!!!!!!!

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Hello All, Over the weekend I, and approximately 300 other folks, attended a regional energy meeting. The keynote speaker was the C.O.O. of Tri-State, which is an energy generator who sells their power to electric cooperatives throughout out Colorado, and NM. I asked the C.O.O. if Tri-State had run the numbers based on the current cap & trade 'Global Warming Tax' proposals, and how it WILL (not might) affect the individual home energy customer. His response: "Based on the current proposals, the additional tax and 'clean air permitting costs will slightly more than double the consumer's current monthly electric bill." I then asked him about the difficulties associated with incorporating alternatively generated energy into the same platform with consistently generated 'clean coal', hydro-electric, and nuclear generated electricity. His response: "I'm sure you've seen power transfer stations, right? Well, one of our greatest challenges as an energy wholesaler is to maintain a consistent current running through your power lines. Too much is a 'surge', and can destroy your electrical appliances. Too little leads to 'brown outs'. So, we have to maintain a steady flow of power. It's impossible to do that with wind and solar, because they are not produced with consistentcy. When the wind stops blowing, and when the sun goes down, the energy falls off. Which means that we need to re-adjust the power from other sources to make up for the lost flow. We also cannot 'hold back' surges in wind & solar generation, because there is no way to store that kind of energy. So, essentially, the legislative mandates that we purchase 30% alternatively generated electricity means that you are spending your hard-earned money on nothing. Because, we cannot rely on being able to use what we are required to purchase, unless and until a viable battery, or other type of storage medium is invented. So, in other words, we're required to charge you more money for wind & solar, yet we can't use it -- so we end up having to purchase double the amount from clean coal, hydro, & nuclear, to be able to provide you constant power, so that when you turn your light switch on -- your room lights up." I have mentioned this on MyLot many times. Though, I believe it is worthy of reiteration: According to Sandia National Labs, a preeminent energy storage R&D laboratory, we are fully 25-30 years away from being able to efficiently store wind & solar generated electricity for even 24 hours. _____________________________________________________ [b]So, are you going to be happy if the Dem's pass this Global Warming bill? You'll be looking at, at least, double your current electricity bill? If you pay $100 per month now, you'll be paying at least $200 after Senator Obama & Mdm. Pelosi get done hosing you. Of course, the gasoline prices will be similarly effected, as will the cost of food, clothing, necessities, -- everything that gets to a store shelf via tractor trailer, or diesel train. What do you think about the state & federal governments mandating the purchase of solar & wind, when we cannot yet use it efficiently? Isn't this putting the cart before the horse? Oh, and by the way -- I'm a HUGE proponent of alternative energy! I walk the talk with solar hot water collection for hot water and hot water heating. So, I'm not some coal, oil, or nuke flunkie. I'm just trying to keep my electric bills down, while we let Science do it's part to get us on a more wholistic track. [/b] Think long and hard about how your vote this November will personally effect your life and wallet. If all these costs go through the roof, and your paycheck stays the same, what will you do???