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The Senate Republicans have managed to defeat the renewal of the critical solar energy credits six times now. More.
Earlier this week the president of SEIA (The Solar Energy Industries Association) Rhone Resch released a statement about his disappointment "that the Senate has once again failed to reach a bipartisan consensus that would allow this important legislation to move forward." More.
In six months the investment tax credits, meant to stimulate investment in solar energy, and the production tax credit, meant to encourage investment in wind energy, are set to expire unless congress makes them a priority and renews them. More.
I don't own a Plasma TV or a Playstation 3, but I sure can tell you the cost to operate one. Read more.
The 2000-2001 Energy Crisis was traumatic for most San Diegan's given our first-hand witnessing at ground-zero of the electricity market meltdown beginning in June 2000. But many people ask me how much has SDG&E customers have had to pay for the debacle. Well, here's the answer.......................
If you thought your electric, phone, water, and gas bills were the worst to be found, think again. 1300 residents in Weatherford, Texas recently received utility bills from the Dataprose company that reached into the billions! According to local news station KHOU 11:
" Penny Dawson thought her utility bill was getting a bit high. But nothing prepared her for a $24 billion bill. Dawson was one of about 1,300 Weatherford utility customers who received billion-dollar bills in the mail this week... Dawson said she opened her bill on Tuesday to find she had been charged $3.66, had a deposit of $71,222,200,601 and had a total amount due of $24,200,700,004."It's the funniest thing I have ever seen," she said. Her utility bills normally average $250."
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