Comments on: Idaho Has More Wind Power Than it Can Use

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Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:49:17 +0000

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By: Idaho Power

Idaho Power — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:12:00 +0000

@Quartzacademy: if only that were the case. Any money Idaho Power makes off surplus energy sales goes through what’s called the Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) mechanism and any profits (or costs) are shared with our customers. If the extra energy is sold at a profit, then it will help to lower our customers’ bills. Sadly, as it stands today, that excess energy must be sold on the open market, most times for far less than we originally paid for it. So instead of all this excess energy serving to reduce customer bills, it will likely increase them in the long run.

By: Quartzacademy

Quartzacademy — Fri, 27 May 2011 03:34:00 +0000

I am disappointed that the extra energy is not used to make our power bills lower and to help increase our state’s income.

By: MalikTous

MalikTous — Sat, 07 May 2011 00:49:00 +0000

This restriction should be immediately scrapped. More wind power should mean less use of fossil and nuclear sources, not stupid state hedging on claims that the grid will be ‘destabilised’. Bring on the 5MW wind turbines! And leave the wolves alone!

By: Markcwhite

Markcwhite — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Thats the problem, they would be cutting into the big profits. That the reason for the injunction.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 04 May 2011 16:25:00 +0000

Alabama is a somewhat backwards state, but it is part of what we are.

How about we help it along rather than toss it away?

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NOBAMA is GOODBAMA — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:46:00 +0000

An embarrassment of riches !

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Wed, 04 May 2011 00:10:45 +0000

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By: Seamus Dubh

Seamus Dubh — Tue, 03 May 2011 22:11:00 +0000

Other then the typical legality issues I really see this as a problem it proved wind does work when properly deployed.
If this is consistent and or has a recurring mappable pattern this can lead to the proper lessening of fossil generation off the grid.
Hell the excess power will come in quite handy soon enough when summer hits.