Comments on: TXU Board Approves Sale, New Owners Would Drop Plans For Most Coal Plants http://capitolannex.com/2007/02/26/txu-board-approves-sale-new-owners-would-drop-plans-for-most-coal-plants/ Outside Austin, But Terribly Well Connected Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:34:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: WhosPlayin? http://capitolannex.com/2007/02/26/txu-board-approves-sale-new-owners-would-drop-plans-for-most-coal-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-100858 WhosPlayin? Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00:13 +0000 http://capitolannex.com/2007/02/26/txu-board-approves-sale-new-owners-would-drop-plans-for-most-coal-plants/#comment-100858 How, pray tell would they increase capacity without increasing emissions? Perhaps they're just talking about the NOX, PM, and other, but when you burn coal, you get CO2 - period. CO2 is a pollutant. Only alternatives are natural gas: more costly - they're not going to drop our rates on that. Wind: Would require an extension of the federal wind energy generation credits, and an upgrade of the power grid (long overdue) or adding another unit at Comanche Peak or elsewhere (and upgrading the grid) You don't get something for nothing. I don't trust them for a second. something is up their sleeves - perhaps some engineered rolling blackouts this summer and some "emergency" rate increases to put us in the 20cent / KWh range. How, pray tell would they increase capacity without increasing emissions? Perhaps they’re just talking about the NOX, PM, and other, but when you burn coal, you get CO2 – period. CO2 is a pollutant.

Only alternatives are natural gas: more costly – they’re not going to drop our rates on that. Wind: Would require an extension of the federal wind energy generation credits, and an upgrade of the power grid (long overdue) or adding another unit at Comanche Peak or elsewhere (and upgrading the grid)

You don’t get something for nothing. I don’t trust them for a second. something is up their sleeves – perhaps some engineered rolling blackouts this summer and some “emergency” rate increases to put us in the 20cent / KWh range.

]]> By: Texas Business for Clean Air http://capitolannex.com/2007/02/26/txu-board-approves-sale-new-owners-would-drop-plans-for-most-coal-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-180462 Texas Business for Clean Air Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://capitolannex.com/2007/02/26/txu-board-approves-sale-new-owners-would-drop-plans-for-most-coal-plants/#comment-180462 <!--%kramer-pre%-->Top Scientist Seeks Halt on Coal Plants AP News - Feb 26 2007 Jordan Falls News > TXU Announces Sale to Private Firms David Koenig, AP Business Writer - Feb 26 2007 Capitol Annex.com >TXU Board Approves Sale, New Owners Would Drop Plans for Most Coal Plants- Feb 26 2007 Fractals of Change > TXU Buyout-Private Equity Funds Paint Themselves Green - Feb 26 2007 Reuters.com > TXU can Restart 1600 MW of Old Gas Units - Feb 26 2007 Palo Alto Daily News<!--%kramer-post%--> links from TechnoratiTop Scientist Seeks Halt on Coal Plants AP News – Feb 26 2007 Jordan Falls News > TXU Announces Sale to Private Firms David Koenig, AP Business Writer – Feb 26 2007 Capitol Annex.com >TXU Board Approves Sale, New Owners Would Drop Plans for Most Coal Plants- Feb 26 2007 Fractals of Change > TXU Buyout-Private Equity Funds Paint Themselves Green – Feb 26 2007 Reuters.com > TXU can Restart 1600 MW of Old Gas Units – Feb 26 2007 Palo Alto Daily News

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