Global climate change...in Iceland
No question there are those that doubt..but for those of us that have crossed that particular Rubicon..... http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/vr/iceland-glaciers-climate-change-vr/index.html Gary...
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QUOTE from Old-Biscuit post:
"Took me 32 years of operating a Power Plant to form my opinion.
When a unit was not operating the NOX and CO2 not being produced was 'credited' to the units that were operating so that expensive control measures would not have to be installed.
Not only would they be expensive but would also limit output....resulting in less MW production----less revenue----less $$$$$$$$$$$ in owners coffers."
end quote.
The true reality:
Yup and then the power plant had to consume even more fuel to produce the same output it had before adding all the so called, "very expensive scrubbers and air pollution control etc mandated items" and thus was brought back to about the same overall yearly air quality exhausted but at a considerably higher cost per KWH and plant operating cost.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul his graft money is what has actually happened! Indisputable and proven so many times over!
Even seen this happen right here wher we live with our municipal owned coal fired power plant which was forced to spend many millions of dollars of pollution control items even though it's pollution output per KWH was much lower than the very large coal power plant just 15 miles north which was allowed to continue to pollute massively because they had political power and claimed they couldn't afford to add the mandated control items to their plant as it would bankrupt them. As our municipal plant is city owned and has no lobbying force and is non-profit and their power plant was for profit and is part or a huge power conglomerate, they were given special treatment and favors. We know as wehad lived it and the air quality before and after and all associated costs incurred was printed in the local newspaper as it must be because it's municipally owned.
Our per KWH bills went up 60% while theirs did not change at all. Price of coal didn't change nor was anything else done to the power plant to affect the per KWH cost and was all listed in full detail and is every year.
So easy to understand: Follow the money!
"Took me 32 years of operating a Power Plant to form my opinion.
When a unit was not operating the NOX and CO2 not being produced was 'credited' to the units that were operating so that expensive control measures would not have to be installed.
Not only would they be expensive but would also limit output....resulting in less MW production----less revenue----less $$$$$$$$$$$ in owners coffers."
end quote.
The true reality:
Yup and then the power plant had to consume even more fuel to produce the same output it had before adding all the so called, "very expensive scrubbers and air pollution control etc mandated items" and thus was brought back to about the same overall yearly air quality exhausted but at a considerably higher cost per KWH and plant operating cost.
Robbing Peter to pay Paul his graft money is what has actually happened! Indisputable and proven so many times over!
Even seen this happen right here wher we live with our municipal owned coal fired power plant which was forced to spend many millions of dollars of pollution control items even though it's pollution output per KWH was much lower than the very large coal power plant just 15 miles north which was allowed to continue to pollute massively because they had political power and claimed they couldn't afford to add the mandated control items to their plant as it would bankrupt them. As our municipal plant is city owned and has no lobbying force and is non-profit and their power plant was for profit and is part or a huge power conglomerate, they were given special treatment and favors. We know as wehad lived it and the air quality before and after and all associated costs incurred was printed in the local newspaper as it must be because it's municipally owned.
Our per KWH bills went up 60% while theirs did not change at all. Price of coal didn't change nor was anything else done to the power plant to affect the per KWH cost and was all listed in full detail and is every year.
So easy to understand: Follow the money!
