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<blockquote data-quote="bacha29" data-source="post: 5223825" data-attributes="member: 58386"><p>You think so? There have been two Nat gas power plants constructed or under construction along with 3 solar powered plants all within 50 miles of where I live. In addition application has been made for a pair of quite large wind powered plants inside that area. The difference today is that if you want to build a power plant regardless of the type of fuel you only get to build it if (1) the grid says it needs the power, (2) you build it where the grid wants it built and (3) you can prove that the power generated will be at a cost that will be competitive in a rate deregulated market. In fact construction of the second gas plant was delayed for years. The reason? It was a twin turbine power plant. Each turbine was to serve a separate grid. The one grid was of the opinion that by the time the plant was built it would need the power. The other grid wouldn't take the power until the generation company found a way to cut 70 million bucks worth of costs out of it's generation cost structure in order to get to a rate competitive standing. This set the construction start date back about a decade. </p><p></p><p>In addition US electricity consumption is expected to grow less than 1% annually through the year 2050. Faux News might have you terrified about a lot of things and are chances are it includes fears of an electricity shortage. While the grid is in serious need of a expansive and costly upgrading and modernization and while late is has begun to some extent. At the same time fears of a profound shortage of generation capacity are designed to do that....make people afraid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bacha29, post: 5223825, member: 58386"] You think so? There have been two Nat gas power plants constructed or under construction along with 3 solar powered plants all within 50 miles of where I live. In addition application has been made for a pair of quite large wind powered plants inside that area. The difference today is that if you want to build a power plant regardless of the type of fuel you only get to build it if (1) the grid says it needs the power, (2) you build it where the grid wants it built and (3) you can prove that the power generated will be at a cost that will be competitive in a rate deregulated market. In fact construction of the second gas plant was delayed for years. The reason? It was a twin turbine power plant. Each turbine was to serve a separate grid. The one grid was of the opinion that by the time the plant was built it would need the power. The other grid wouldn't take the power until the generation company found a way to cut 70 million bucks worth of costs out of it's generation cost structure in order to get to a rate competitive standing. This set the construction start date back about a decade. In addition US electricity consumption is expected to grow less than 1% annually through the year 2050. Faux News might have you terrified about a lot of things and are chances are it includes fears of an electricity shortage. While the grid is in serious need of a expansive and costly upgrading and modernization and while late is has begun to some extent. At the same time fears of a profound shortage of generation capacity are designed to do that....make people afraid. [/QUOTE]
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