Tea Party Takes on Utility Over Lack of Solar Energy

[ScienceRocks]

Tea Party Takes on Utility Over Lack of Solar Energy
Tea Party and Renewable Energy | The Energy Collective

The fight to bring cheaper, clean energy to Georgia is uniting some unlikely allies. Renewable energy advocates and leaders of the Atlanta Tea Party are taking on utility giant Southern Co., and its subsidiary Georgia Power, over resisting the call to expand its development of solar energy.

As Debbie Dooley, co-founder of the Atlanta Tea Party explained in an interview with Climate Progress, the group’s interest in the debate is quite simple: “The free market has been one of the founding principles of the Tea Party since it began and a monopoly is not a free market.”

In Georgia — as in many states — utilities are granted a monopoly over the ability to sell power, which means that customers have no choice in where they get their electricity. A major provision of the monopoly is that Georgia Power act in the best interest of ratepayers, regulated by the Public Service Commission.

Republican tea-parties are coming to their senses!!! Support the free market and when renewables are sustainable=support them!

 

[Mr. H.]

How is the government throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars on failed solar endeavors "free market"?

 

[ScienceRocks]

How is the government throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars on failed solar endeavors "free market"?

I don't think the government is throwing away hundreds of millions of dollars in this case. People should be able to get solar if they wish. That's free market.

 

[flacaltenn]

Tea Party Takes on Utility Over Lack of Solar Energy
Tea Party and Renewable Energy | The Energy Collective

The fight to bring cheaper, clean energy to Georgia is uniting some unlikely allies. Renewable energy advocates and leaders of the Atlanta Tea Party are taking on utility giant Southern Co., and its subsidiary Georgia Power, over resisting the call to expand its development of solar energy.

As Debbie Dooley, co-founder of the Atlanta Tea Party explained in an interview with Climate Progress, the group’s interest in the debate is quite simple: “The free market has been one of the founding principles of the Tea Party since it began and a monopoly is not a free market.”

In Georgia — as in many states — utilities are granted a monopoly over the ability to sell power, which means that customers have no choice in where they get their electricity. A major provision of the monopoly is that Georgia Power act in the best interest of ratepayers, regulated by the Public Service Commission.

Republican tea-parties are coming to their senses!!! Support the free market and when renewables are sustainable=support them!

I support your right to smoke dope and regulated prostitution.. Doesn't mean I CONDONE or sanction those actions.. It's a principle thingy Matthew...

 

[Stephanie]

well they must a (green) offshoot in that state...pfeeesh

but whatever..zzzz