Energy Independence? Liberate the Electricity Grid!
| By Thomas Fenaughty - Jul 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm EDT |
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If America is to achieve Energy Independence then we must allow small and moderate sized electricity projects that contribute to the electricity supply of our country.
Currently, each electricity provider has different procedures, requirements and pay rates.
We must begin to treat the Electricity grid as a national system. There must be a standard across the nation for interconnection as well as a National Electricity Backbone, that will connect the rural low electricity demand areas with their large and renewable resources in our countryside with our high electricity demand urban centers on the coasts.
Currently, each electricity provider has different procedures, requirements and pay rates.
We must begin to treat the Electricity grid as a national system. There must be a standard across the nation for interconnection as well as a National Electricity Backbone, that will connect the rural low electricity demand areas with their large and renewable resources in our countryside with our high electricity demand urban centers on the coasts.
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I suppose if someone wants to do anything about this they shoud start with a survey of what each state does, form a group to come up with what they consider a best case regulation, and petition the feds and each state to adopt that plan.
This is probably a worthwhile challenge to persue, but I believe secondary to more direct action of actually getting more small scale generating plants into production.
Anyway, good luck if you decide to take it any further.
We should try alevating are dependency on oil companys. By buying only used cars that get more gas mile age and buying only a minimum pre site amount of gas for are daily commute.