Comments on: Springfield City Council 2 http://lifeofjason.com/2007/09/25/springfield-city-council-2/ Winner of Five 2008 S.L.B.A. Awards: Blog Of The Year, Post of the Year, Rookie Blog of the Year, Best Local Coverage, Best Special Event Coverage Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:34:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: paytonc http://lifeofjason.com/2007/09/25/springfield-city-council-2/#comment-462 paytonc Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:22:37 +0000 http://lifeofjason.com/2007/09/25/springfield-city-council-2/#comment-462 For what it's worth, a good energy conservation program is the best investment an electric utility can buy. Since electricity doesn't store very well, one kWh of it at peak hours can cost $0.20, while just ten hours later it will cost $0.02. Since the utility can only sell at a single price (say, $0.10), getting end users to shift or reduce their consumption can be very profitable for the utility. For what it’s worth, a good energy conservation program is the best investment an electric utility can buy. Since electricity doesn’t store very well, one kWh of it at peak hours can cost $0.20, while just ten hours later it will cost $0.02. Since the utility can only sell at a single price (say, $0.10), getting end users to shift or reduce their consumption can be very profitable for the utility.

]]> By: The Libertarian Guy http://lifeofjason.com/2007/09/25/springfield-city-council-2/#comment-85 The Libertarian Guy Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:57:33 +0000 http://lifeofjason.com/2007/09/25/springfield-city-council-2/#comment-85 Good analysis, although you're a lot kinder to Mayor Tom than I think he deserves. If you've ever seen him REALLY browbeat people who don't deserve it, you might create a category below "poor" to rank him with. Spot-on with the Code Pink overview. IMO, they think if you're not in their camp, you're not sufficiently anti-war. I also wonder just HOW anti-war they really are; would they balk at a Democrat administration sending troops somewhere, like Darfur for instance? Disclaimer: Despite what some folks think, I have about as much respect for Republicans as I do for Democrats, which is to say... little to none. Good analysis, although you’re a lot kinder to Mayor Tom than I think he deserves. If you’ve ever seen him REALLY browbeat people who don’t deserve it, you might create a category below “poor” to rank him with.

Spot-on with the Code Pink overview. IMO, they think if you’re not in their camp, you’re not sufficiently anti-war. I also wonder just HOW anti-war they really are; would they balk at a Democrat administration sending troops somewhere, like Darfur for instance?

Disclaimer: Despite what some folks think, I have about as much respect for Republicans as I do for Democrats, which is to say… little to none.

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