ThirstyBarbarian
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Here is an interesting article about a town in Texas that runs it's own utility by making long-term contracts (20 years or so) for purchasing electrical power at set rates. Most recently they've signed contracts for renewable wind and solar power and will soon be getting all their electrical power from sources other than coal or other fossil fuels.
Their reasons for making the switch were not environmental or altruistic in any way. They did it because it was the best deal they could get, and they will be saving significant money over the next several decades. In addition, these renewable energy sources save a ton of water over traditional power plants, and water is becoming more and more scarce in Texas and throughout the Southwest, so that was another factor in the decision.
I though it was interesting that the need to save on expensive and scarce water, plus the fact that the cost of renewables keeps dropping as more of it is installed, means that this town will see such savings by switching.
https://www.slate.com/articles/busi...hy_the_town_is_dropping_fossil_fuels_for.html
Their reasons for making the switch were not environmental or altruistic in any way. They did it because it was the best deal they could get, and they will be saving significant money over the next several decades. In addition, these renewable energy sources save a ton of water over traditional power plants, and water is becoming more and more scarce in Texas and throughout the Southwest, so that was another factor in the decision.
I though it was interesting that the need to save on expensive and scarce water, plus the fact that the cost of renewables keeps dropping as more of it is installed, means that this town will see such savings by switching.
https://www.slate.com/articles/busi...hy_the_town_is_dropping_fossil_fuels_for.html