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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (88802)	1/24/2001 7:50:04 PM
From: Mark Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Great observation on the marginal unit cost of energy- much like stocks, yet I'd overlooked it. The FERC mandated on Dec 15th that California should no longer force all electric retailers to pay the marginal unit cost as determined by the CalPX exchange, and should allow long term contracts. CA apparently chose to ignore the FERC. Message 15234381 I've been doing some research on Heat pumps, for residential heating for my brother's place. They are about 50% more efficient than burning gas directly, depending on the cost per therm and cost per kwh. Installing ground loop heat pumps for both commercial and residential power could resolve this problem, probably faster than building new power plants. I haven't been able to determine if there are any companies with the production capabilities to make this a realistic prospect. Tapping waste in from sewage: dreamscape.com Now that is turning a liability into an asset! Ground Source Heat pumps can be applied to commericial heating and cooling. pnl.gov Traders in recent days have raised the price at which they offer five-year contracts for electricity. Power generators are rushing to secure sufficient gas supplies, used to power most generation in California, in anticipation of selling power to the state under long-term contracts Message 15234360 The northwest has now exhausted their hydroelectric capacity and is in the process of drawing down Canada's hydro reserves. I wonder what is going to happen to NG draws once that has finished. Message 15238497 Trends in Natural gas draws- do we have enough in storage? Message 15238415