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How's all that alternative energy stuff work'n out for 'ya?
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<blockquote data-quote="1wlimo" data-source="post: 910364" data-attributes="member: 16646"><p>The US has a much reduced effect on oil price now. 330 million people in the US in a world of 6 plus billion and growing. India, and China use more and more oil every day. The US foreign policy does have an effect. </p><p></p><p>Pure and simple, it gets harder and more expensive to get oil out of the ground now, and it takes more to refine it, due to the fact that we are now using lower grades of oil that we left before.</p><p></p><p>At $60 a barrel for oil, it is 30% more expensive to produce electricity from wind than fossil fuel. As the prices rise so oil double to where we are no then wind power is the same. However the market is now distorted. Governments have given subsidy for wind etc and there fore the costs of building these systems has increased. You charge more when the governments pays right.</p><p></p><p>There are also the increased cost due to all these people who do not want a wind turbine in they view so this increases costs etc. </p><p></p><p>There were people and companies building new wind turbines before the government intervention and planning to make money. </p><p></p><p>While there are idiots on both sides of the argument getting real data is very difficult, and the consumer pays. </p><p>If you were to sit down look at the alternatives and how they fit into your system I am sure you could find ways to save cash.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1wlimo, post: 910364, member: 16646"] The US has a much reduced effect on oil price now. 330 million people in the US in a world of 6 plus billion and growing. India, and China use more and more oil every day. The US foreign policy does have an effect. Pure and simple, it gets harder and more expensive to get oil out of the ground now, and it takes more to refine it, due to the fact that we are now using lower grades of oil that we left before. At $60 a barrel for oil, it is 30% more expensive to produce electricity from wind than fossil fuel. As the prices rise so oil double to where we are no then wind power is the same. However the market is now distorted. Governments have given subsidy for wind etc and there fore the costs of building these systems has increased. You charge more when the governments pays right. There are also the increased cost due to all these people who do not want a wind turbine in they view so this increases costs etc. There were people and companies building new wind turbines before the government intervention and planning to make money. While there are idiots on both sides of the argument getting real data is very difficult, and the consumer pays. If you were to sit down look at the alternatives and how they fit into your system I am sure you could find ways to save cash. [/QUOTE]
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