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Beginning of the end for San Onofre?
Yeah, my bad on that. I was trying to say they sat for a couple of years or so before being hauled away and just screwed it up. However, they didn't move down the beach a bit. They were hauled via truck to a low level radiation processor in Clive, Utah. Unless you and I are referring to 2 different things. I agree that a higher price for residential generated solar would be nice. But look at it from this point of view. A poster on another thread pointed out that he spent $18K to install solar 7 yrs ago. He just made his annual payment to the tune of $55.91 and he estimates that his system is half paid for. A couple of years ago, I did a rough calculation with some numbers another poster put out. He was willing to spend the money to install solar, but his complaint was that without getting more for what he generated back to the grid, it wasn't worth. By my rough estimate, he was talking about an amount over the course of a year that was the equivalent to a one month bill. So instead of installing solar and paying less for the year than he was currently paying for a month, he continues paying over $15K a year in electric charges. Doesn't make sense to me.— May 1, 2013 6:54 p.m.
San Diego Gas & Electric rates are nation's highest
Anon92107 You do realize that virtually all of the experts in the filed agree that viable fusion powered electricity generation is not years away, but decades away, maybe as much as 50 yrs away and estimates research and development cost alone at this point exceed $150 billion. It's highly possible, if not likely, that my granddaughter won't live to see it's implementation. That is if in fact all of the current obstacles are ever overcome. And as far as new nuclear fission plants, until the people of California vote to change the law, construction of any new plants won't happen.— May 1, 2013 6:23 p.m.
Desert DINKs
A couple of comments Barb,. First, Coachella is not in Indio. They are 2 separate cities a couple of miles apart,of roughly equal size, though Indio's population is about 1/3 larger. The residential water supply in the Coachella Valley is from the aquifer. Imported water is used mainly for agro and a few golf courses. 95 degrees is not blazing hot, it's the average for this time of year. A quick look over the internet at our weather station says it's 87.8 right now. Now in July and August, when the average is about 107-108 EVERY DAY, yeah that's hot. A few yrs ago, there were temps near or above 120 for 4 or 5 days in a row. And to answer your questions. Yes, we own a home in PS. We bought it about 10 yrs ago, but we have been going out there since the '70's. Yes, I guess we're middle aged; my wife and I are both 62. Yes, our house is a mid -century modern. Palm Springs has one of the largest collections of mid-century modern home in the country and that's why we bought it. You should visit during the season; not so"gay-male" centric. At least that's what our daughter says. Not to mention that the weather in Palm Springs in the fall/winter is just a nice as in San Diego at just about anytime— May 1, 2013 10:59 a.m.
U-T reports circulation gains, some dips, but...
"Finally the U-T is selling the paper for its market value: a penny" Uh, not so much. As far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't "buy" it if THEY paid me!! LOL— May 1, 2013 10:14 a.m.
Tijuana’s piece of Olympic dream likely over
Yes, you are correct. I believe it happened 10 days or so before opening ceremonies. According to what was said later, that was one of the events Tommie Smith and John Carlos were commenting on when they raised their black gloved fists on the medal stand.— May 1, 2013 10:09 a.m.
Beginning of the end for San Onofre?
BINGO. And I would be extremely surprised if the "costs" of decommissioning and then storage don't far exceed these current "operational" costs. It was 10 yrs before the reactor pressure vessel was removed and you might remember the old steam generators being moved, thru San Diego County at one point, just 2 summers ago. At the time of closure, the cost to decommission Unit 1 was estimated at $460 million. In today's dollars, that would be somewhere north of $750 million. Most figures I have read indicate the actual cost ended up being close to double the original estimate. That means something in the neighborhood of $1.5 billion today....x2!!!. Yeah, even if they decide to decom both of them, anyone who pays SDG&E or SCE, especially SCE will continue to take it in the shorts for a very very long time. Hey, who knows maybe an unintended consequence of the closure and or decom wil be a boost to rooftop solar PV. When people actually think about how much more there electricity will cost them over the next 20 or so yrs, they might decide it's a lot cheaper in the long run to bite the bullet now, by their own choice, than be bent over later by the utilities later.— May 1, 2013 9:58 a.m.
Tijuana’s piece of Olympic dream likely over
Actually, when I heard about this plan the other morning on NPR, my first thought was that they had stolen it from an Almost Factual News posting. The idea was so utterly preposterous that I thought it had to be a joke. I mean an actual joke, not the unintended one it has become. As screwed up as L.A. can be a times, I think this way beyond what the idiots up here would even think of. LOL!!!— May 1, 2013 9:11 a.m.
Beginning of the end for San Onofre?
Seriously?? Seriously??!! Do you really think that ANY refunds are going to happen? Over the past 2 yrs the CPUC, especially it's 3 "new" members have constantly and consistently shown and proven that the CPUC is in the pocket of the utilities. You would be extremely naive to think that the CPUC will not in some way aid them in NOT issuing any refunds.— May 1, 2013 9:06 a.m.
Did Sanders violate "cooling off" ban on Filner Mexico trip?
Well, I guess the only 2 people who actually know the truth are Sanders and Filner. I would say that , being a Dem, Filner would have no problem making it known if Sanders actually acted as a lobbyist. From my reading of the above article, it seems that there has been no comment from Filner as of yet. But I think bigger question needs to be asked. Reminds me of the M Douglas role in An American President and the scene in which he tells Annette Benning that as a lobbyist, she would never be alone with the President. So, if Filner had even a notion that Sanders was acting as a lobbyist, why would Filner even be in the same room as Sanders? Either it was as innocent as the Sanders machine claims, or your new mayor had a very serious lapse in his professional judgement.— May 1, 2013 9:01 a.m.
San Diego Gas & Electric rates are nation's highest
Being a roofing worker has been in the top 10 of most dangerous occupations for quite some time. But I was surprised when I read that being a farmer is more dangerous. I worked for the company that did the roofing on the Glendale Galleria... for about two weeks. Couldn't deal with it.— April 30, 2013 7:45 a.m.