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GREENVILLE: SCs solar power policy thwarts Furmans green efforts | Politics | The State
Ok, here is a summary of the situation:
- Private Furman University put up solar panels
- They could eventually become 100% energy independent
- The Tea Party Queen Nikki Haley and the GOP dominate SC politics
- SCE&G and Duke Power are PRIVATE energy companies that dominate South Carolina
- SC has the highest electricity rates in the entire South, some of highest in USA
- SCE&G and Duke have paid out billions to their shareholders, again, they are private companies and they keep requesting rate hikes
- The Tea Party/Republican Party whines and preaches against "Regulations" that harm business
- The state has a LIMIT on how much solar power a business can have
- Yes, you read right, a LIMIT on how much solar power a business can have
WHY???? Because lobbyists from the two private power companies begged for it. See, if places like privately run Furman University start using solar to power their buildings...........shareholders and CEO's at these two power companies lose money.
The Tea Party/Republican Party is literally using regulations to pick winners/losers in private business. Unfortunately for Furman University (my alma mater btw), the huge power companies have more lobbying money than they do.
HYPOCRISY at its worst ever. The RW preaches against solar power and how ineffective it is. But, then they pass laws that limit how much solar a private business can use, beccause GOD FORBID they become energy independent and hurt the payouts the power company makes to its shareholders.
Absolutely disgusting. How one could ever vote GOP again baffles me.
Ok, here is a summary of the situation:
- Private Furman University put up solar panels
- They could eventually become 100% energy independent
- The Tea Party Queen Nikki Haley and the GOP dominate SC politics
- SCE&G and Duke Power are PRIVATE energy companies that dominate South Carolina
- SC has the highest electricity rates in the entire South, some of highest in USA
- SCE&G and Duke have paid out billions to their shareholders, again, they are private companies and they keep requesting rate hikes
- The Tea Party/Republican Party whines and preaches against "Regulations" that harm business
- The state has a LIMIT on how much solar power a business can have
- Yes, you read right, a LIMIT on how much solar power a business can have
WHY???? Because lobbyists from the two private power companies begged for it. See, if places like privately run Furman University start using solar to power their buildings...........shareholders and CEO's at these two power companies lose money.
The Tea Party/Republican Party is literally using regulations to pick winners/losers in private business. Unfortunately for Furman University (my alma mater btw), the huge power companies have more lobbying money than they do.
HYPOCRISY at its worst ever. The RW preaches against solar power and how ineffective it is. But, then they pass laws that limit how much solar a private business can use, beccause GOD FORBID they become energy independent and hurt the payouts the power company makes to its shareholders.
Absolutely disgusting. How one could ever vote GOP again baffles me.