October 13, 2012

There they go again - playing fast and loose with our money

From The Hill:
Interior to fast-track solar projects on public lands
The Obama administration finalized a program Friday to fast-track solar energy projects on public lands in six Western states.

The Interior Department set aside about 285,000 acres for commercial-scale solar in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. The federal government will offer incentives for development, help facilitate access to existing or planned electric infrastructure and ease the permitting process in the 17 zones.

�Energy from sources like wind and solar have doubled since the president took office, and with today�s milestone, we are laying a sustainable foundation to keep expanding our nation�s domestic energy resources,� Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said.

If fully utilized, Interior predicts the zones could produce 23,700 megawatts of solar energy, enough to power 7 million homes.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) joined Salazar in finalizing the plan in Las Vegas.
So they are spending all kinds of money to build this array that generates electricity at around 30� per kW/Hour when they could be planning a natural gas or nuclear plant for 4� per kW/Hour. And how is that making us energy independent? Posted by DaveH at October 13, 2012 12:44 PM
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