tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post6642980967825000436..comments2024-03-13T23:53:49.384-07:00Comments on Mojave Desert Blog: Who Should Lead Our Renewable Energy Policy?Shaun G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-29252529487675723142011-02-21T16:42:09.690-08:002011-02-21T16:42:09.690-08:00@Morongobill, businesses and governments sometimes...@Morongobill, businesses and governments sometimes had their way to pretend and acted greedy with their implementations to a place that can make them as the superior.AMA Nationhttp://ambitpros.com/ambit-versus/ama-nationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-52999477602813095462011-02-15T13:59:54.450-08:002011-02-15T13:59:54.450-08:00Mr. Timeattack,
My understanding is that the rents...Mr. Timeattack,<br />My understanding is that the rents that energy companies have to pay to build on BLM/public land is actually quite high, so I'm not sure that the EPA's proposed lands would be more expensive from a rent standpoint. Please do visit the EPA website -- many of the properties are located in areas considered to be optimal for solar.<br /><br />Regardless, if our goal is to allow energy companies to build in a way that is most profitable to them, then we would allow them to destroy our environment, build dirty coal plants, drill for natural gas on sage grouse habitat, and use mountain-top removal coal mining. Our aim is to promote a sensible energy policy -- solar energy will not be green if it leads to the destruction of an entire ecosystem. <br /><br />The bottom line is that there are plenty of better places to build solar than pristine public land in the Mojave Desert.Shaun G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-84012238650637754832011-02-15T10:59:36.276-08:002011-02-15T10:59:36.276-08:00I have a personal interest in seeing solar grow in...I have a personal interest in seeing solar grow in the Mojave desert. As a Land owner I believe the Laws that are written are to protect are enviroment and are there for a very good reason. I hope the EPA can fairly present there information to the policy makers on Solar and the continued growth of this new industry. Believe the first thing to remember when negotiating new terms for change is never give up your gains. Private, disturbed lands and roof tops should be the launching pad for solar. Truly the industry must prove its worth. Good policy can make it happen.Bluewaterbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604179327574937031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-39794078407393749822011-02-15T09:39:00.941-08:002011-02-15T09:39:00.941-08:001.2 Million acres of land 'potentially suitabl...1.2 Million acres of land 'potentially suitable' for solar energy production, VS 400,000 acres of land absolutely suitable for solar energy production.<br /><br />What is the cost difference to build out thousands of MW of production capacity in either scenario?<br /><br />How much more needs to be built on the EPA land due to lower generating efficiencies VS the higher efficiencies of the BLM land?<br /><br />What is the average 'parcel size' of the EPA land VS the BLM land? Sure, the EPA may have 3 times the land pinpointed, but if the vast majority are plots that are relatively small, now you'll have to build multiple generation sites, costing more money, and taking longer to build, compared to building massive generating plants.<br /><br />I'm all for building out on previously disturbed land and land that does not have sensitive ecosystems on or near it. But I doubt it's just as simple as you are intending readers of your blog to believe it is. There moat definitely are downsides to going the EPA route and I'd bet you $100 most of that comes down to $$$$$$$$. Lots of $$$$$ in increased costs, further driving the cost per MW even higher, making your job, as a proponent of renewable energy, even more difficult....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-1358530641118849822011-02-14T19:37:46.762-08:002011-02-14T19:37:46.762-08:00Sometimes I can't help but feel that the only ...Sometimes I can't help but feel that the only thing green about it, is the color of the money these energy speculators will be making.<br /><br />Blood money made by the sacrifice of our last remaining wilderness.Morongobillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423986732712894214noreply@blogger.com