Comments on: The politics of clean energy http://blog.recycled-energy.com/2008/06/18/the-politics-of-clean-energy/ RED | the new green: thoughts on ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:50:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sean Casten http://blog.recycled-energy.com/2008/06/18/the-politics-of-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Sean Casten Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:03:50 +0000 http://blog.recycled-energy.com/?p=32#comment-103 Chris, I'm not sure you'd see a noticeable trend if you layer on electric costs. The NW, with lots of traditional renewable potential has historically had pretty cheap power due to all it's hydro. Meanwhile, the SE, which has lots of CHP and recycled energy potential has historically had cheap power because of it's abundance of coal. Meanwhile, the historically expensive-power states in the Northeast, CA and TX don't show any strong trends one way or the other. The one factor that is interesting is that regions with cheap energy are also the regions with strong manufacturing bases (the former inducing the latter), which explains why there is such potential for CHP and recycled in those regions. Nuclear power also doesn't add much to the mix since it doesn't have any specific geographic focus, other than the fact that it's harder to sight it where the people are - but that's true for many other central-power options as well. Chris,

I’m not sure you’d see a noticeable trend if you layer on electric costs. The NW, with lots of traditional renewable potential has historically had pretty cheap power due to all it’s hydro. Meanwhile, the SE, which has lots of CHP and recycled energy potential has historically had cheap power because of it’s abundance of coal. Meanwhile, the historically expensive-power states in the Northeast, CA and TX don’t show any strong trends one way or the other.

The one factor that is interesting is that regions with cheap energy are also the regions with strong manufacturing bases (the former inducing the latter), which explains why there is such potential for CHP and recycled in those regions.

Nuclear power also doesn’t add much to the mix since it doesn’t have any specific geographic focus, other than the fact that it’s harder to sight it where the people are – but that’s true for many other central-power options as well.

]]> By: Chris Walters http://blog.recycled-energy.com/2008/06/18/the-politics-of-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Chris Walters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:21:53 +0000 http://blog.recycled-energy.com/?p=32#comment-102 What happens when your overlay electricity costs? What about nuclear power? Interesting material. Your company does real good political analysis. What happens when your overlay electricity costs? What about nuclear power? Interesting material. Your company does real good political analysis.

]]> By: Sally Harwood http://blog.recycled-energy.com/2008/06/18/the-politics-of-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Sally Harwood Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:22:53 +0000 http://blog.recycled-energy.com/?p=32#comment-99 The maps demonstrate something else you wrote about in another blog, which is that clean energy advocates need to cooperate (and realize political realities). Let's see how all the country can benefit from clean power. The maps demonstrate something else you wrote about in another blog, which is that clean energy advocates need to cooperate (and realize political realities). Let’s see how all the country can benefit from clean power.

]]> By: David Helmsman http://blog.recycled-energy.com/2008/06/18/the-politics-of-clean-energy/comment-page-1/#comment-98 David Helmsman Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:07:00 +0000 http://blog.recycled-energy.com/?p=32#comment-98 Fascinating maps. While politicians in the Southeast may like to have more options included in a portfolio standard, my guess is that another real political problem is the wind and solar industries that don't want anyone else tapping into their lucrative and fairly exclusive deals. Labeling is key. You have a challenge to have politicians understand that clean energy is broader than renewable energy. Fascinating maps. While politicians in the Southeast may like to have more options included in a portfolio standard, my guess is that another real political problem is the wind and solar industries that don’t want anyone else tapping into their lucrative and fairly exclusive deals.

Labeling is key. You have a challenge to have politicians understand that clean energy is broader than renewable energy.

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