Political leaders in a college town in central Texas...

[Maverick]

The aftermath... Beware of 'Going Green' promises

Political leaders in a college town in central Texas won wide praise from former Vice President Al Gore and the larger Green Movement when they decided to go “100 percent renewable” seven years ago.

That’s right - $1,219 per household in higher electricity costs for the 71,000 residents of Georgetown, Texas, all thanks to the decision of its Republican mayor, Dale Ross, to launch a bold plan to shift the city’s municipal utility to 100 percent renewable power in 2012 when he was on the city council.

Whether Mayor Ross and his colleagues on the Georgetown City Council were motivated by good intentions, political machinations, or mere vanity is unknown. What is known is that Georgetown’s municipal utility, an integral part of the city budget, is hemorrhaging red ink thanks to those long term renewable energy contracts.

Georgetown is now trying to renegotiate its costly long-term wind and solar energy contracts—this, after the city council agreed to skimp on needed electric infrastructure investment to make up their budgetary shortfall.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tex...ppy-while-sticking-its-citizens-with-the-bill

 

[tmttactical]

The aftermath... Beware of 'Going Green' promises

Political leaders in a college town in central Texas won wide praise from former Vice President Al Gore and the larger Green Movement when they decided to go “100 percent renewable” seven years ago.

That’s right - $1,219 per household in higher electricity costs for the 71,000 residents of Georgetown, Texas, all thanks to the decision of its Republican mayor, Dale Ross, to launch a bold plan to shift the city’s municipal utility to 100 percent renewable power in 2012 when he was on the city council.

Whether Mayor Ross and his colleagues on the Georgetown City Council were motivated by good intentions, political machinations, or mere vanity is unknown. What is known is that Georgetown’s municipal utility, an integral part of the city budget, is hemorrhaging red ink thanks to those long term renewable energy contracts.

Georgetown is now trying to renegotiate its costly long-term wind and solar energy contracts—this, after the city council agreed to skimp on needed electric infrastructure investment to make up their budgetary shortfall.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tex...ppy-while-sticking-its-citizens-with-the-bill

Again politicians do not understand basic math. The road to hades is paved with good intentions but the math always wins out.

 

[KateMTx]

Georgetown has a high cost of living anyway but this isn't surprising with it being so close to Austin.

 

[DrHenley]

They took "New Math."

this isn't surprising with it being so close to Austin.

That explains a LOT. LOL

 

[DrPrepper1]

Seems like infrastructure always gets skimped on.
That decision will come back to bite them next.

 

[TexasFreedom]

Decades ago I almost bought some property in Georgetown.

It's an older retirement community. Reasonably (well, used to be, don't know now) conservative. Well off, enough.

This is definitely influence from Austin. Around the area, most power comes from a bunch of water dams. And with all the frac'ing, natural gas is coming out our ears. So it's also being used extensively for cheap electrical power.

Stupid is as stupid does. They placed the bet, they can live with the consequences.