tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193553564845065207.post3232439987594148035..comments2024-03-18T02:50:30.982-04:00Comments on The DOD Energy Blog: Where Do We Go From Here? 2010 Energy Report and Media OutreachAndy Bochmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16597503314698812234noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193553564845065207.post-56486103399207087782011-09-22T16:46:14.500-04:002011-09-22T16:46:14.500-04:00It would be interesting to see a similar graph as ...It would be interesting to see a similar graph as the top one, but with total cost as the driver instead of use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193553564845065207.post-66413533856681650372011-09-22T16:43:59.728-04:002011-09-22T16:43:59.728-04:00Only .7 percent of the country's energy comes ...Only .7 percent of the country's energy comes from renewables. Dod wants how much? <br /><br />Renewables are the most expensive and least efficient form on energy possible on an industrial scale. The Army and Air Force in flagging budgets have no interest in bearing this cost and neither will the private sector.<br /> <br />(Consequently, when the denziens of this country are stuck with bills stemming from misguided state mandated renewable portfolio standards there will be some major issues for politicos) <br /><br />The Dod's confusing statements about security and sustainability are misguided. Security/Sustainability and profits do not intersect on any prviate side model (without subsedies, loan guarantees, tax incentives, relaxed entitilement etc) Solyndra anybody? <br /><br />Only congress will be able to make this dream a reality through relaxing NEPA standards (Not likely), funding interconnection and new transmission and subsidizing the extrodinary cost of renewables to be sold to the private market. <br /><br />Furthermore, the Dod has weak authority to execute and PPAs or leases or "Energy Savigns Performance Contracts" that would meet these goals. (BTW- How would and ESPC "SAVE" money with renwables?) and general confusion about the REC markets. <br /><br />This does not even take into account the OMB/CBO scoring issues any/all of these contracts will attract. <br /><br />A task force as noble as it may be will be no more effective than any of the exisitng bureas that currently govern these projects. <br /><br />They are no better served to answer the challenges presented to them or create a reasonble value proposition to the private sector that will sustain a scale production project. <br /><br />Todays Task Force serves as feel good press item and will be tomorrows scape goats during the presidential elections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193553564845065207.post-78213638333908541252011-09-22T06:39:16.210-04:002011-09-22T06:39:16.210-04:00Wonderful! you are so right and I needed to hear t...Wonderful! you are so right and I needed to hear this. cr6adv.comcrf6advhttp://cr6adv.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6193553564845065207.post-16209931020684945092011-09-21T07:26:49.946-04:002011-09-21T07:26:49.946-04:00One minor correction; the 3% renewable energy goal...One minor correction; the 3% renewable energy goal is for consumption, not production. The Navy leads the charge in production due to the China Lake Coso geothermal plant. It is not consumption because the power is sent to the grid. Those pesky little facts cause problems sometimes :-)HancockBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537792141903936969noreply@blogger.com