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Old 11-19-2011, 06:42 PM   #1
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More crony capitalism + renewable energy nonsense based on dubious Man MAde Global warming assumptions:

Make 29% On Your Money, Guaranteed! | Watts Up With That?

Under this scheme the rich investors are GUARANTEED a 29% ROI, and in a kicker the energy consumers (including the poor) get to pay and additional 50% on their electrical cost.

Can you say regressive tax on the poor?

I knew you could.

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Since the project will start earning money once the key is turned and the market is guaranteed, the investors only had to put up the total capital outlay of $1.6 billion. Less, of course, the generous government grant of nearly half a billion dollars. Total invested, therefore, is $1,170 million dollars.

On that money, the investors stand to make a net present value of $334 million dollars … which means that due to the screwing of the taxpayers and ratepayers, a few very wealthy investors are GUARANTEED A RETURN OF 29% ON THEIR INVESTMENT!!!

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This means that these solar scam artists are being allowed to sell their power at 50% ABOVE MARKET PRICES!!!

Following image originally from NYT on report:





So the poor pay more for energy investors guaranteed $334M profit.
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Old 11-19-2011, 07:25 PM   #2
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How are you arriving at the conclusion that this is GUARANTEED? (aside from the article telling you so, that is)

I see significant assumptions in there re. both revenue and operating costs that are anything but guaranteed -- and the treatment of tax considerations is questionable.

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Old 11-19-2011, 08:30 PM   #3
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How are you arriving at the conclusion that this is GUARANTEED? (aside from the article telling you so, that is)

I see significant assumptions in there re. both revenue and operating costs that are anything but guaranteed -- and the treatment of tax considerations is questionable.

They are guaranteed that the electricity they produced is going to be purchased at above market rates.

The Feds shouldn't be investment capitalist and shouldn't force consumers to buy the product of an enterprise.
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Old 11-20-2011, 01:16 AM   #4
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They are guaranteed that the electricity they produced is going to be purchased at above market rates. ....
It says the power can be sold at above market rates -- it doesn't say there is any guarantee and also doesn't provide any evidence that the figures are correct.

You're also leaving out the cost side. and any #s to support the tax claims.

So, again, where is the guaranteed 29% ROI?


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...The Feds shouldn't be investment capitalist ....
agreed -- but that's not the same as a claim that the investors are being guaranteed a 29% ROI
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Bechtel, the leader in renewable energy, is building it so it will wind up costing double the cost..
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Old 11-20-2011, 05:48 AM   #6
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Nevermind that the link essentially plagiarizes the New York Times article, which is sleazy of that website in my opinion.

Stacking Clean Energy Subsidies - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com

which links to:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/12/bu...ergy.html?_r=1

Obviously, this is an aggressive strategy to get serious investment into solar energy in order to make it a real alternative. In the past, oil companies have done what they can to shut down solar energy companies, and the lack of investment in solar energy led to less development.

I'm not against these kinds of government programs; we certainly saw similar types of things with programs like Reagan's space shield. It's difficult to get investors in speculative technologies without providing incentives. Were the incentives too great? Quite possibly. On the other hand if solar energy becomes a practical reality it could be good for the country. In a socialist system, your complaint would not be necessary. The government would say this is a project worth investing in and then do so, without using private investment. In your world, there would be no computer or internet, since those two were originated through government investment (and I bet there were plenty of incentives for early investors).

The New York Times article notes:

Industry executives and other supporters of the subsidies say that the public money was vital to the projects, in part because financing for renewable energy projects dried up during the recession. They also note that more traditional energy sectors, like oil and natural gas, get heavy subsidies of their own. For example, in the 2010 fiscal year, the oil and gas producers got federal tax breaks of $2.7 billion, according to an analysis by the Energy Information Administration.

“These programs just level the playing field for what oil and gas and nuclear industries have enjoyed for the last 50 years,” said Rhone Resch, president of Solar Energy Industries Association. “Do you have to provide more policy support and funding initially? Absolutely. But the result is more energy security, clean energy and domestic jobs.”

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“The private sector really has more skin in the game than the public realizes,” said Andy Katell, a spokesman for GE Energy Financial Services, which like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and other financial firms has large investments in several of these projects.
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Patters, Patters, Patters. You clearly didn't read the Fossil Fuels Uber Alles playbook before posting.

What you have to do is express the existence of incentives as the worst possible thing that's ever happened but only as it relates to alternative energy. Any other incentives, well, you have to take those case by case, and above all, never characterize their effect on "the poor"

Crocodile tears from the right, as they call for the poor to be taxed more, the rich to be taxed less, and the "temporary" (and epically irresponsible) Bush cuts to be extended FOREVAH.

Thanks for the lulz, 13.

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Old 11-20-2011, 09:22 AM   #8
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The author acknowledges the NYT of course, in his observations. He looks at the economic consequences of the money the government spends and how it impacts those who can least afford to subsidize the rich.

The other issue with so called renewable energy is the issue of energy density. Due to the laws of physics Wind and Solar will NEVER be able to power an industrial society as we have .So large amounts of money spent trying to convert to solar is a waste and benefits the 1 the left likes to whine about, and hurts the poor they claim to care about.

Funny how some don't use their head and instead favor dumb projects simply because it makes them feel like they are noble for supporting 'good' energy instead of 'evil' energy, regardless of the reality.
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The other issue with so called renewable energy is the issue of energy density. Due to the laws of physics Wind and Solar will NEVER be able to power an industrial society as we have .So large amounts of money spent trying to convert to solar is a waste and benefits the 1 the left likes to whine about, and hurts the poor they claim to care about.
That's so Malthusian of you, pf! Using today's technology, you're certainly right, but one presumes with further development it will become more and more efficient. Right now, I think solar panels only use about 20% of the energy they receive, but that will change with more investment. I believe you will someday be eating your words! There are many people out there who believe that solar and wind power can meet all our energy needs.

I do not believe that privatization (started by Carter, by the way, and advanced by Reagan) is the best way to go. It would have been better for the taxpayers and for fairness if the government itself directly invested in solar energy development as a way of getting the technology off the ground, like they did with computers and the internet. So, we agree in part, but the problem remains what do we do about supporting technologies that may be 20-30 years away from being profitable? How do we compete with those countries that invest in those technologies if we don't invest ourselves or provide incentives for investors?
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...The other issue with so called renewable energy is the issue of energy density. Due to the laws of physics Wind and Solar will NEVER be able to power an industrial society as we have .So large amounts of money spent trying to convert to solar is a waste and benefits the 1 the left likes to whine about, and hurts the poor they claim to care about.....
Which "law of physics" tells you that, 13?

An automobile will never be powered by a solar panel, but the idea that solar could NEVER be an important energy source sounds like a guy with an agenda who pretends to know more about science and technology than he does.
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