Problem with the Pickens Plan

Lets start with explaining a part of the Pickens plan, which proposes creating wind farms in>the Midwest to shift “America's natural” gas from power generation, freeing it up “to replace imported oil as a transportation fuel”. The problem is that we don’t need a lot of electricity in the Midwest, we need it in the big cities and industrial centers. The Pickens plan to its credit address this by proposing “Building a 21st century backbone electrical transmission grid”. That will take time, millions if not billions of dollars and have a significant environmental impact.

I would like to propose an alternative Idea, decentralized or on-site electrical generation. In addition to not having the cost & environmental impact of creating a new generation of electrical transmission grids, the amount of energy lost in transmitting electricity is greatly reduced. Decentralized or on-site electrical generation is quite simply lots of small local electrical generators. This can best be accomplished by businesses and homes taking advantage of there Wind and Solar electric generation potential such as a small wind which won’t break the bank. Southwest Wind's Air-X Land Wind Turbine could be the solution. At under $700, the Air-X delivers up to 400w of peak power making it ideal to run basic appliances such as radios, TV's, and lights.

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Electrical Utilities, the law of supply and demand…. NOT

In the US most if not all electrical utilities are regulated monopolies. They are virtually guaranteed a “fair profit”. Utilities have base operational cost which must be met along with fuel and other cost. Now here is the clincher, if usage/demand goes down the money must be made up with rate increases. Hurricane Wilma struck Florida in 2005 destroying a large percentage of Florida Power and Lights infrastructure which reduced demand and so there income, resulting in rates being adjusted to make up the difference. They is a delicate balancing between conservation decreasing and new construction increasing demand. Power companies want to maintain there “fair profit”; they don’t want to have to build new power plants. This is why the promote conservation. What happens if we conserve too much for there “fair profit”, rates will go up. Home or business owner can avoid this; by taking the mystery out of solar energy. Download our free Whitepaper and whether solar or wind generation are right for you.

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The Human Cost of Climate Change - TIME

The Human Cost of Climate Change - TIME

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We all can make a difference

With continual advancements in energy technology, and the increasing public demand to eliminate our dependency on foreign oil, the future of America's energy looks promising. There will surely come a day when we no longer have to deplete our planet's natural resources nor pollute our environment in order to satisfy our energy needs, but we do not have to stand idle and wait for that day to come. We can take action right now!

If everyone made the decision to generate only half of their total home energy needs from solar or wind, it would reduce the nation's energy expense by more than $100 Billion annually. That's $100 Billion dollars which can be put into savings for our children's college funds, invested in clean alternative energy projects, or spent on consumer goods which would help stimulate our economy.

On an even smaller scale, making tiny changes can create huge results. For example, if every U.S. household replaced only one burned-out bulb with an energy-efficient, ENERGY STAR rated compact fluorescent bulb, it would prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to that of nearly 800,000 cars. It would also save enough energy to light 2.5 million homes for a year.

The average home has anywhere from 50 to 100 light bulbs. When you consider the fact that you can cut your energy costs by about $30 over the life of one compact fluorescent bulb, that equates to $1500 - $3000 in savings just by changing your light bulbs. Now isn't that enlightening?

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