In Alert 656: Do you want a say over Delaware’s energy future? we reported on attempts to curtain public input into Delmarva Power’s planning. We invited people speak out if they wanted public meetings and some people did. One of the three scheduled meetings (in Dover) was kept on the agenda and the other two, in Sussex and New Castle Counties, were cancelled. (I was especially annoyed that Blue Water Wind, which benefited so much from public support for its offshore wind project, supported cancelling the “public comment sessions.” Remember that, folks.) Continue reading
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Alert 662: The big bad guys, a sick river, some good guys, and “Cooling towers”
Many readers will know about this issue–Green Delaware has written about it quite a bit, and recently even the mainstream press has been paying some attention.
Technically, the problem is simple: Big bad industrial sites–mainly, in Delaware, Conectiv’s Edge-Moor Power Plant, Valero’s Delaware City Refinery, and NRG’s Indian River Power Plant–pump hundreds of millions of gallons of water out of the Delaware River and Rehoboth Bay every day. DuPont, Sunoco, and others are also offenders. The biggest single offender is the Salem/Hope Creek nuclear complex across the river in New Jersey. Continue reading
“Delaware Energy Plan 2009-2014”–a worst-ever report?
“Delaware Energy Plan
2009-2014”–a worst-ever report?
Coal promoted in multiple ways …
Incineration promoted …
public participation dissed …
Public comments needed by March 15, 2009
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Defend Delaware’s laws against incineration!
Delaware’s “Public Advocate” lines up with Delmarva Power
Delaware has a “Public Advocate,” Arthur Padmore, who is supposed to represent the public interest in utility regulatory matters. This office was set up because the Public Service Commission was perceived to have come too much under the control of the utilities it is supposed to regulate. Continue reading
Alert 643: “A Winter of Discontent Over Utility Bills”
Customers Are Upset That Rates Are Still High Despite Lower Fuel Costs
Green Delaware needs your support…
Comment:
In these tough times many are wondering why their utility bills are the same or higher when the wholesale price of gas and electricity has tanked. Good question. Continue reading