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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (790238)	6/17/2014 12:57:10 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583725

solar saves money in a climate like Phoenix. Ideally yes, but $20M is a LOT to spend on solar panels. My guess is that they paid 10X as much as they could have. You should be able to understand this issue a little better than ole wise one but you've got your R head so far up your ass, you don't get it either: AZ is heavily dependent on electrical power from two sources........ a nuke and Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam provides the bulk of the power. First due to poor planning by state gov'ts, this part of the country which is barely self sustaining at current populations levels continues to grow quickly which is increasing power demand. Unfortunately, the long standing drought.........you know the one causing the implementation of more water conservation measures in CA.............has shrunk Lake Mead and there are real concerns Hoover Dam will be generating considerably less power going forward: There is growing concern that the Hoover Dam's ability to continue to produce power — a fate that's closely tied to the health of Lake Mead — will decline. By some estimates, Lake Mead will drop too low to produce power well before 2017 lasvegassun.com Secondly, you do understand that most electricity in this country esp in the West and in the South is subsidized by the Feds. So the saving of $300K per year which can be expected to rise going forward is based on subsidized rates and not the true cost of the electricity: The Trouble With Dams Some 100,000 dams regulate America's rivers and creeks, often at the expense of ecosystems--and of taxpayers, who are subsidizing handouts to a large number of farmers, floodplain occupants, hydro-electricity users, and river-transportation interests theatlantic.com Even you can figure it out from there. The weak link here isn't me; its you and your fellow Rs. You fucknuts can't seem to plan for more than 5 min ahead of time and consider long term planning......anything more than a year......to be another example of socialism.