Kyoto – A Perspective (Part 42)  Posted on Mon 06/23/2008 by
Before deciding on replacements, and then deciding on where they
need to be constructed, let’s look at some of the economics, and
I know that just by saying that, some readers will probably turn
away, but if you ask me, this is not only interesting, it throws
up some very surprising information.  First we need to look at
efficiency, and this is very important no matter what those who
lean in the environmental direction would like to tell you,
because after all, if the Government, the Electric Authority or
the Private Company find that the cost is just too great, then
that process of construction will not even be commenced, no
matter how loud the protestations might be. Altruism does not
enter the environmental equation if the cost is too high. The
reason for that is the howls of protest when the huge costs are
passed on to the end consumer of the electricity. Even
considering the process will be connected onto a grid consisting
of power from nume