tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5929256334581841574..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: When the LIghts Go Out, Where's Barack?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-46293931143134032112012-07-03T09:57:07.912-07:002012-07-03T09:57:07.912-07:00Thanks for the clarification. Of course, if the go...Thanks for the clarification. Of course, if the government can loan money to solar companies at favorable rates it can also loan money to utilities that want to bury their electric lines. <br /><br />As it happens places that are susceptible to hurricane damage know about the problem. I have heard in Southern Florida that some buildings have buried cables, while others do not.<br /><br />I'm thinking that if it was a priority they would be able to find a way. Ironically, the places around DC that are suffering now are politically correct.<br /><br />I see this as something of a black swan, because no one really imagined it happening and no one was prepared.<br /><br />Practicable or not the Obama administration has been consistent in its willingness to support anything that looks environmentally friendly and in its will to punish companies that produce coal and other sources of energy.<br /><br />With that kind of mindset no one is going to imagine modernizing the power grid... they will be too distracted by windmills and solar panels.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-67838946362423840092012-07-03T09:08:56.224-07:002012-07-03T09:08:56.224-07:00Local distribution lines, though, are owned by the...Local distribution lines, though, are owned by the utility companies, not by the government. Is this really something that the government should be funding, and if so, how would we avoid the usual crony-capitalism tactic of deciding to prioritize the projects in politically-correct cities (and for power companies that support the right candidates) over the other places & companies?David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com