Left unsaid, is that the CPUC's report says nothing about the foot dragging or the amount of money that is as yet unspent because of the administrative "barriers" that are preventing many others from installing solar as fast as possible...
Here is their report: http://is.gd/lmjE4v
Why are the "decision makers" making it hard of "regular" homeowners to install solar on their roofs and or allowing all those that are interested in doing so to get ultra low interest loans to do so, which in effect would magnify the number of installed solar panels?
Instead of touting their tip toeing forward, what is keeping them from really making it easy to get as many solar panels installed ASAP; in my opinion it is the MONEY they and the project management team get to administer the program...
I hope Dave Rice will do a follow on article about that and publish what it is costing us all just to "prolong" this program; imagine what the effect of installing solar panels 20 times as fast would do for the Energy security of the State of California!
One would almost think the reason is that installing more solar panels would cause the Utilities to lose some profits or make "fixing" San Onofre not worth the money, since solar is far safer and cleaner!
What is stopping everyone from asking,
"**WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG?**"
Image from 2007:
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/0… — July 5, 2012 12:06 p.m.
SANDAG Executive Up For $10,000 Pay Raise
In these tough times, This kind of raise is OUTRAGEOUS! THE PEOPLE NEED TO GET REAL!— July 17, 2012 11:48 a.m.
Balboa Park[ing Garage]
Yet another MAJOR disappointment for all those that wanted a say in the way the City Government "runs" San Diego... Face it, **MONEY RULES in San Diego...**— July 11, 2012 1:20 p.m.
Balboa Park[ing Garage]
Because he is going for the money so he can position himself to run for Congress...— July 11, 2012 1:17 p.m.
Personal Use Solar Soars in California
Left unsaid, is that the CPUC's report says nothing about the foot dragging or the amount of money that is as yet unspent because of the administrative "barriers" that are preventing many others from installing solar as fast as possible... Here is their report: http://is.gd/lmjE4v Why are the "decision makers" making it hard of "regular" homeowners to install solar on their roofs and or allowing all those that are interested in doing so to get ultra low interest loans to do so, which in effect would magnify the number of installed solar panels? Instead of touting their tip toeing forward, what is keeping them from really making it easy to get as many solar panels installed ASAP; in my opinion it is the MONEY they and the project management team get to administer the program... I hope Dave Rice will do a follow on article about that and publish what it is costing us all just to "prolong" this program; imagine what the effect of installing solar panels 20 times as fast would do for the Energy security of the State of California! One would almost think the reason is that installing more solar panels would cause the Utilities to lose some profits or make "fixing" San Onofre not worth the money, since solar is far safer and cleaner! What is stopping everyone from asking, "**WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG?**" Image from 2007: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/0…— July 5, 2012 12:06 p.m.
State May Launch San Onofre Probe
Great news for all of California! SoCal will be safer without SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency)! California cannot afford a Trillion Dollar Eco-Disaster like Fukushima! ***Beside who wants to relocate to Yuma or Las Vegas for several decades?***— June 25, 2012 7:05 p.m.
Energy Commission Plans for Clean(er) Energy Future
**Much more info here:** http://www.copswiki.org/Common/M1272 Enjoy— June 22, 2012 7:30 p.m.
Energy Commission Plans for Clean(er) Energy Future
I wonder how many non Professional folks even knew about this meeting and if any were allowed to attend? **California needs more openness and much less back door dealing when it come to Energy!**— June 22, 2012 3:59 p.m.
Energy Commission Plans for Clean(er) Energy Future
Expect to see BIG lawsuits about who will have to pay what to whom; especially since many think SCE acted illegally by not informing the NRC about all the changes they were making to the reactors... More here: **Energy Options** http://sanonofresafety.org/energy-options/ and **San Onofre’s Steam Generator Failures Could Have Been Prevented** http://is.gd/BJtn6e and **"Sempra Chief Exec Dumps Almost $1 Million of Stock"** http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker…— June 22, 2012 3:56 p.m.
San Onofre to Remain Offline Through Summer
I think that they are now in a fight to protect their investment from being either (hopefully) shut down permanently or being refitted with new components that they and their shareholders must pay for because they got caught making illegal modifications before; either way their shareholders will dump SCE stock and the President of SCE will have to step down.. Kudos to the Reader for being on top of this story, most of the other MSM's are not posting anything about this issue that affects all of SoCal.— June 9, 2012 8:03 a.m.
San Onofre to Remain Offline Through Summer
Here are some questions for SD ask SCE: 1. Why did SCE try to make 39+ major ***illegal*** modifications without notifying the NRC? 2. Where would SCE get the money to pay for a Trillion Dollar Eco-Disaster like Fukushima, since the Gov't. fund tops at about 12 Billion, which would not even begin to cover the nearby ocean front property in SoCal? 3. Is SCE prepared to pay for these unauthorized modification itself or are they going to try and make the SoCal ratepayers pay for them? 4. What is the highest Tsunami wave that San Onofre is designed for? 5. What is the largest Quake "number" that San Onofre is designed for? 6. What will SCE do if the proposed Epidemiological Study does show that those that live near San Onofre do have health implications like the French and German Epidemiological Studies? 7. Where would San Diegans relocate to if radioactive fallout from SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency) blows southward? 8. Why is there no actual evacuation plan for SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency), in the last venting the school children were unable to be evacuated because there are not enough buses?— June 8, 2012 2:47 p.m.