Message from @fallot

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2017-05-24 15:04:28 UTC  

But as the governing standards are evil

2017-05-24 15:04:38 UTC  

Meant to promote waste etc

2017-05-24 15:04:42 UTC  

The state sets a price that includes a certain percentage of profit. This gives power companies a perverse incentive to develop unnecessary projects then recoup those costs + profit margins through raised electricity rates.

2017-05-24 15:04:50 UTC  

It seems a greater evil than power company evil

2017-05-24 15:05:00 UTC  

Go on

2017-05-24 15:05:32 UTC  

To answer your question, there is a ton of bureaucracy. De-regulation could solve a lot of that but also presents certain problems.

2017-05-24 15:06:21 UTC  

I think it's unlikely that the grid is developed enough that everyone could have reasonably affordable power on demand with a fully de-regulated grid right now. Maybe in the near future.

2017-05-24 15:06:40 UTC  

What is your own opinion on renewable energy

2017-05-24 15:06:45 UTC  

In general

2017-05-24 15:07:56 UTC  

ESSENTIAL

2017-05-24 15:09:44 UTC  

Also another set of questions

2017-05-24 15:09:50 UTC  

From a climate change standpoint, I'm not really qualified to address the question. I am skeptical of climate models. On the balance though, I would prefer a power source with non-deleterious effects on my local environment. I respect nature and think there are good reasons to preserve it.

The problem is more of an economic and political one. Renewable energy is not developed right now to the point that you can simply replace high-capacity baseload generation (coal, natural gas) with renewables and have all the nice things we have now, like all the power we want for cheap whenever we want it. This is true because we haven't solved certain fundamental problems (efficient transport, storage, intermittency).

2017-05-24 15:10:03 UTC  

Nuclear power could solve many of our issues but is politically unpopular.

2017-05-24 15:10:13 UTC  

Yes I agree with you entirely

2017-05-24 15:10:22 UTC  

Thanks

2017-05-24 15:10:44 UTC  

The other question

2017-05-24 15:10:55 UTC  

Seeing as you work for the fed gov

2017-05-24 15:11:00 UTC  

no i'm private

2017-05-24 15:11:03 UTC  

Oh

2017-05-24 15:11:16 UTC  

I deal with the feds once in a while. I worked for a state government previously

2017-05-24 15:11:17 UTC  

Fedgov hires you?

2017-05-24 15:11:26 UTC  

Private renewable companies hire me

2017-05-24 15:11:32 UTC  

to sue the state or the feds

2017-05-24 15:11:38 UTC  

Ohhh

2017-05-24 15:11:39 UTC  

Wow

2017-05-24 15:11:52 UTC  

who then require the utility companies to buy the power we generate

2017-05-24 15:12:02 UTC  

since we can't sell directly to customers, since the utilities have a monopoly

2017-05-24 15:14:17 UTC  

btw is your avatar the Minas Morgul album cover? that's awesome

2017-05-24 15:14:36 UTC  

power companies are weird

2017-05-24 15:14:40 UTC  

i used to work for one

2017-05-24 15:14:53 UTC  

straddling government monopoly and business

2017-05-24 15:16:02 UTC  

Yeah. it's a weird industry. it's really under the hood for most people.

2017-05-24 15:16:28 UTC  

crazy how much it takes to make the light go on when you flick the switch

2017-05-24 15:17:26 UTC  

being a lawyer in the power industry sounds pretty great

2017-05-24 15:17:29 UTC  

it's cushy af

2017-05-24 15:17:41 UTC  

what was your pre-law

2017-05-24 15:17:47 UTC  

english lit

2017-05-24 15:24:29 UTC  

Yes @UOC

2017-05-24 15:24:39 UTC  

Are you into metal music?

2017-05-24 15:37:36 UTC  

yes

2017-05-24 15:37:49 UTC  

all music, but people usually say "all music" then mean "not metal and not country'