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06-30-2009, 10:38 AM
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You are going to see more modern combined cycle plants with 55% plus efficiency - they will start to replace the less efficient coal plant (lower 30% efficiency).
The US natural gas reserves are very high with yet untapped wells. With the more efficient plants these CC Plants will be dispatched before the less efficient coal plants. The issue is still the unknown pricing of CO2 fees and the ultimate regulation levels. Renewables are great - but their ability to be dispatched is limited which means additional reserves of "fast start" will be required in tandem. The other issue with Renewables is the necessary infrastructure of transmission and distribution investment still required. What does this all mean to us? Expect higher residential electricity cost.....
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06-30-2009, 02:09 PM
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It was coming anyway. The timing may not be good as antitrust noted. It is hot as hell here. I cannot keep anything in my yard alive except trees that luckily shade my house from the south and west excessively well. My neighbor who has no trees bill is 3X as high and the house has smaller sq. ft to cool. Amazing what trees can do. Did I state that it is hot as hell here?
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06-30-2009, 06:00 PM
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oh please god let it rain. note it is just to the north of pgardn. This is as close as real rain has been in a while. When it rains does it hurt or is it audible? I have no memory of rain. Notice that three posters on this board from the great state of texas are on approximately the same latitude.
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06-30-2009, 06:14 PM
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You live in Texas. It's supposed to be hot.
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06-30-2009, 06:16 PM
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Ever see 10 below zero in the winter? Or 30 below?
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06-30-2009, 06:19 PM
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I wish I could send you guys (gals?) some of the 65 degrees I'm enjoying right now. It has rained every frikkin day here for a week.
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06-30-2009, 06:25 PM
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Now on the coastline like Houston and Beaumont they are going to have lower temps low-mid 90's with beastly humidity. I would love 65 and rain. It is so frustrating, its just teasing right to the north of us. My tomatoes are dying even if I water them. My tangerine crop looks to be devastated. What will I do without citrus in the winter months I ask you...
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