Comments on: CEP live blogging from House Energy and Utilities Committee, Day 4 of testimony on HB 2949 http://blog.climateandenergy.org/2008/03/12/cep-live-blogging-from-house-energy-and-utilities-committee-day-4-of-testimony-on-hb-2949/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:06:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Live Blogging: Notes from the Kansas Energy Council (KEC) Electricity Committee meeting « Climate and energy http://blog.climateandenergy.org/2008/03/12/cep-live-blogging-from-house-energy-and-utilities-committee-day-4-of-testimony-on-hb-2949/#comment-844 Live Blogging: Notes from the Kansas Energy Council (KEC) Electricity Committee meeting « Climate and energy Thu, 15 May 2008 18:47:58 +0000 http://climateandenergy.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-844 [...] different. This spring, that exact point was made by most of the utilities that testified at the House Select Committee hearings on the unsuccessful baseload bill. That bill proposed to set targets for baseload generation over the next twenty years by [...] [...] different. This spring, that exact point was made by most of the utilities that testified at the House Select Committee hearings on the unsuccessful baseload bill. That bill proposed to set targets for baseload generation over the next twenty years by [...]

]]> By: CEP live blogging from House Select Committee on Energy and Environment in the Future - Day 5 of working what was once HB 2949 « Climate and energy http://blog.climateandenergy.org/2008/03/12/cep-live-blogging-from-house-energy-and-utilities-committee-day-4-of-testimony-on-hb-2949/#comment-364 CEP live blogging from House Select Committee on Energy and Environment in the Future - Day 5 of working what was once HB 2949 « Climate and energy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:03:28 +0000 http://climateandenergy.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-364 [...] hearing phase is considered concluded - see Day I and Day 2 (which were briefings), and Day 3 and Day 4 (which were [...] [...] hearing phase is considered concluded – see Day I and Day 2 (which were briefings), and Day 3 and Day 4 (which were [...]

]]> By: Mike Keller http://blog.climateandenergy.org/2008/03/12/cep-live-blogging-from-house-energy-and-utilities-committee-day-4-of-testimony-on-hb-2949/#comment-337 Mike Keller Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:57:18 +0000 http://climateandenergy.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-337 Has anybody run financial a Pro Forma on various energy options for Kansas? I have and renewable energy (e.g. wind) is a lousy investment unless heavily subsidized. These things are clearly no friend to the consumer either. Coal is not only the best investment but the best deal for the consumers as well by a significant margin. The legislature really needs to take a hard look at the financials before racing off over the horizon, particular if they are toying with “mandating” the use of renewable energy. If renewable energy is a good deal, then there should be no trouble with it standing on its own two feet in the marketplace. Whatever we decide to do in Kansas, the consumers should not be forced to subsidize the few who are unable to compete in the marketplace. Mike Keller President & CEO Hybrid Power Technologies Has anybody run financial a Pro Forma on various energy options for Kansas? I have and renewable energy (e.g. wind) is a lousy investment unless heavily subsidized. These things are clearly no friend to the consumer either. Coal is not only the best investment but the best deal for the consumers as well by a significant margin.

The legislature really needs to take a hard look at the financials before racing off over the horizon, particular if they are toying with “mandating” the use of renewable energy. If renewable energy is a good deal, then there should be no trouble with it standing on its own two feet in the marketplace.

Whatever we decide to do in Kansas, the consumers should not be forced to subsidize the few who are unable to compete in the marketplace.

Mike Keller
President & CEO
Hybrid Power Technologies

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