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Originally Posted by red-beard
So John, electric companies should be forced to buy power at 7x the rate? Who do you think actually pays for that?
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The beficiary would certainly be the comsumer.
-The massive Ca/NE blackouts in the recent past would be better containable because of reduced centralized loading,
-the US would be less resistant to foreign pressures and politics,
-polluting energy-sourcing would be reduced,
-and localized independance (i.e.:states rights) should be a Republicans wet-dream.
But you're right, progress costs money. I wish I was prez with 10 trillion to work with....
Reference "Peak-oil" and the "Hubbert report".