[Vision2020] WTF?

[Art Deco]

Thank you.

It is a complex subject. But does it make sense to pay for power not
produced when water can be left through the dams free?

Those of us with $200 - $300 per month electricity bills fail to believe
the cheapness argument.

w.

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I think it's something like this:
> Wind power is currently not price competitive with hydro-power or natural
> gas without state laws that require "green energy" and tax breaks. The cost
> of the machinery to electrolyze water, store the hydrogen, and turn it back
> into electricity would add to the already non-competitive cost of wind
> power.
>
> The Whistling Ridge project, just approved by Gregoire over the objections
> of conservationists, is on hold by the developers for economic reasons--
> the price of electricity is so low they can't make it pencil out.
>
> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>
> *To:* vision2020 at moscow.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 7, 2012 6:03 PM
> *Subject:* [Vision2020] WTF?
>
> Why not use the excess power to electrolyze water into hydrogen and
> oxygen, store these gases, then use them to generate electricity when the
> demand is greater?
>
>
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/07/wind-power-companies-paid-to-not-produce/?test=latestnews
>
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> Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
> art.deco.studios at gmail.com
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