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Our family will be together the next few days to celebrate the season. I'll return next week, Until then, happy holidays and happy new year.
7:01 AM Dec 22nd
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There is strong support for more incentives for renewable resources. We agree and expect public power to be given fair access to incentives.
8:23 AM Dec 21st
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Cap and trade is based on limits and a market system for acquiring the right to emit carbon. Critics say it's too complex and confusing.
8:20 AM Dec 21st
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A carbon tax is simple but critics say it may not lead to lower emissions, particularly in the short run, only making them more expensive.
8:17 AM Dec 21st
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Both approaches to pricing carbon have strong advocates as well as equally strong critics. Both will send market signals in different ways.
8:14 AM Dec 21st
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The two main approaches to pricing carbon are a tax levy and/or a cap and trade system similar to what is done with SO2 and NOx in the U.S.
8:10 AM Dec 21st
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There is general agreement that a price must be levied on carbon emissions. There is no consenus how to set the price and at what level.
8:08 AM Dec 21st
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The recent Copenhagen Conference illustrated the difficulties in reaching a global consensus on the complex task of limiting GHG emissions.
8:06 AM Dec 21st
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Heartland and other transmission owners in the Upper Mid West are participating in a DOE/FERC initiative to evaluate planning processes.
7:57 AM Dec 21st
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We continue to work with the Rural Learning Center in Howard toward a goal of a green energy corridor with Madison based Heartland.
8:32 AM Dec 17th
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Next year we will be looking at the potential for some small hydro - 10 MW or less - projects as part of our ongoing resource planning.
8:15 AM Dec 10th
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Our new HQ will have an LCD display showing the production from all of our resources. This is part of our public education LEED commitment.
8:11 AM Dec 10th
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Federal power customers, including Heartland, have provided nearly $300 million in gap funding for O&M. It's time for Congress to step up.
11:44 AM Dec 7th
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Federal funding for upkeep and modernization of the carbon free Pick Sloan hydropower system has lagged for years behind the needs.
11:42 AM Dec 7th
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Am in Denver today for meetings on federal hydropower operations. The Pick Sloan hydropower system is our largest renewable resources.
11:39 AM Dec 7th
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The Wessington Springs wind farm has been producing more onpeak energy than most wind farms - averaging about 48% onpeak pproduction.
7:56 AM Dec 6th
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Time of production is especially important for valuing an intermittent source of energy such as wind.
7:54 AM Dec 6th
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The value of energy depends on when it is produced. Energy produced in peak daytime hours is worth much more than energy produced at 3 a.m.
7:52 AM Dec 6th
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The energy produced by the solar pv array on our new HQ will be consumed internally. Our energy mix will also include a block of wind power.
7:50 AM Dec 6th
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This built in efficiency will help keep oil prices more stable - a big help to consumers facing increases in electric rates for GHG limits.
9:34 AM Dec 3rd
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- Name Mike McDowell
- Location Madison, SD
- Web http://www.hcpd.com
- Bio Proudly serving your community with the Power of Forward Thinking.
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