Energy Econ 7: Renewables, FIT, RPS and Climate

Two months ago, I had a friendly discourse with fellow UPSE alumni in our yahoogroups about the Renewable Energy (RE) law, the feed in tariff (FIT), renewable portfolio standards (RPS), the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and climate.

Very civil discourse focused on content and issues, not personalities. Unlike in my recent debate with some anti-coal fanatics who cannot sustain a debate on issues and would quickly slide into personally attacking those who support a coal power plant or those who cast doubts on the renewables. See the 23+ pages debate here,  Energy Econ 6: Intolerance in Anti-Coal Hysteria, Cadiz Coal Project, September 17, 2012.

Before that, let me insert this good chart about the estimated generation cost of various power sources in the US about four years from now.

Source: http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/electricity_generation.cfm
Reposted with discussion by Willis Eschenbach, The Dark Future of Solar Electricity, December 03, 2011.

Here is our discussion. The related tables and charts mentioned here are posted in my article,
Energy Econ 2: Renewable Energy and High Electricity Prices, July 30, 2012.

I am inserting below some photos of wind and solar farms, both the cute and the ugly. Another long paper, about 11 pages including the two images, enjoy!

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July 28-30, 2012

Eto na, eto na, how climate alarmism and racket would further rob more money from us, energy consumers.

The guys who were clapping their hands in making our energy prices become even higher are among the champions of climate alarmism racket:

See my brief discussion how Tony la Vina, WWF and Greenpeace fear of being followed even on twitter by people who question their warming religion,

Climate Tricks 13: Block Skeptics and Keep Fooling the Public, July 25, 2012.

The WB and ADB climate and energy loans racket should be jumping also with joy with this development. 

About 2 or 3 years ago, PDE organized a forum in UPSE about "burning planet and climate mitigation" something like that. The 2 speakers were the head of the Carbon Finance Solutions (CAFIS) and the chief economist of ADB, a Japanese I think. Among those who gave welcome remarks were SE faculty member and now NEDA chief Arsi Balisacan and Prof. Noel de Dios.

Property Rights 4: Trees, SM Baguio, Henry Sy and Twitter

Two days ago, April 10, I posted this:

The proposed cutting of 182 trees -- some have been cut already last midnight -- near SM Baguio to expand that mall, especially its parking lot, has attracted angry reactions from the public, as seen from many sarcastic tweets. From what I understand, the land where the trees are standing is private property, not government property. Thus, private owners of the land, in this case SM Malls and the Sy family, can decide what to do with their land, whether to keep the trees or remove them and convert the land it into a botanical garden or a hospital or a mall extension or what have you.

Here are some tweets on "Henry Sy" hashtag today:

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juan dela cruz ‏ @kafamilykapuso 
ano ba HENRY SY! sa palawan nag tree planting palagi kaw naman puputulin mo lng? para sa parking lot??? my gulay! ano utak meron ka sir?? 


Louis H. Guinez ‏ @louishguinez Pakitang tao lang ba ang green bags ni Henry Sy? Todo mo na.. save the trees!


Gillian Manaligod ‏ @gdmanaligod
RT @superstarmarian Hi Mr. Henry Sy. Im pine. How are you? Are you pine too? Or are you pine trees? #SaveBaguioPineTrees#EnvironMeynteyn 


▲N▲ Bungag ‏ @Anaaaalogy 
Dear Henry Sy, before you cut the pine trees, bayaran mo muna si God. It's His property. #SaveBaguioPineTrees 


Kamilla Cervales ‏ @ilovesunghajung
Henry Sy enough! mayaman ka na! #SaveBaguioPineTrees 


jenina marie debelen ‏ @ninyyadebelen 
There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed. ~Mohandas K. Gandhi. Henry Sy #SaveBaguioPineTrees 


tricia bontigao ‏ @3ciaMari 
Dear Henry Sy, You make me wish that I had more middle fingers.#SaveBaguioPineTrees 


Marphie Benavente ツ ‏ @marphs17
RT @superstarmarian ODK!gagawin palang parking lat un pinutulan ng pinetrees!mr. henry sy ur parking at the wrong tree!#SaveBaguioPineTrees