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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Jack Morris on December 24, 2005, 10:55:44 am

Title: Texans, bend over, you thought high energy prices were over?
Post by: Jack Morris on December 24, 2005, 10:55:44 am

Just got my electric bill with a nice notice, it applies to everyone in TX, not just us folks here in Austin.

http://www.austinenergy.com/About%20Us/Newsroom/Reports/largeCustomerFuelChargeMtg.pdf

The notice I got was much shorter than that, but to meet the demand for natural gas prices (Damn I wish we would just run out of oil and natural gas now, bet we go alternative REAL quick!  ;D) for the electric generating plants, Austin rates will go up by about 10% beginning in Jan 2006. Other TX utilities are raising rates by as much as 30% or more! Man o man, if you live in those areas, you are SCREWED!

We are going green, and we also own our power plant, I guess that is why Austin Energy's base electric rates have not changed since 1994.  ;) We will NOT be dependent on oil and gas ripoff criminals and corporations.

http://www.austinenergy.com/Energy%20Efficiency/Programs/Green%20Choice/index.htm

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/greenbuilder/

Title: Re: Texans, bend over, you thought high energy prices were over?
Post by: Jack Morris on December 24, 2005, 11:17:10 am

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/051222/venture_capital_solar.html?.v=2

Notice the ONLY oil company that is doing any real R&D and investing in alternative energy is BRITISH PETROLEUM? GE is not stupid either, they know the oil companies are like dying dinosaurs.

The panels cost about $25,000 for a typical family home, but government subsidies can pay for up to 50 percent of that. I love it when the govt. gives grants for saving energy! Now why can't the govt. start taxing the daylights out of gas guzzler owners?

This year, solar-energy companies are on track to rake in an estimated $12 billion in revenue worldwide, up 50 percent from 2004, according to Rogol. By 2010, he expects that figure to more than triple to $40 billion.

Wow, 40 BILLION dollar industry in just four years! I'll whip it out and let those oil and natural gas companies blow me!  ;) This is great not only for us south and southwest folks, but think of the disposable income it could put in peoples' pockets in sunny areas like Latin America!

Title: Re: Texans, bend over, you thought high energy prices were over?
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on December 26, 2005, 06:13:30 pm

Umm....looks like Texas better not drop the soap either.

Title: Re: Texans, bend over, you thought high energy prices were over?
Post by: The Postman on December 26, 2005, 09:11:42 pm

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Re: Texans, bend over, you thought high energy prices were over?

Jack, the proper term is   "BOHICA". :)

Title: Re: Texans, bend over, you thought high energy prices were over?
Post by: Jack Morris on December 26, 2005, 10:57:26 pm

Thanks for teaching me a new term!  ;)