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onethatcares

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9. screw duke energy

Sun May 5, 2013, 11:53 AM

May 2013

they just became our monopoly of no choice here in west coast Floriduh. Their prior buddies that they bought out have been charging we rate payers for a nuke plant that will never be built along with a botched repair job on their current POS crystal river plant. And......
.................................................they decided they didn't have to pay their fair share of taxes to Levy county giving those folks a great big bendover when it comes to the schools and infrastructure there.

Here we are in the "SUNSHINE" state and we can't get a break on solar.

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"irreparable damages to revenues/growth prospects of utilities?" I may fuckin' cry; but probably not [View all] kpete May 2013 OP

The 'backup' grid will then become very, very expensive to use... Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #1

Yeah dude, Turbineguy May 2013 #2

Oh, Boo Hoo! supernova May 2013 #3

Help the Solar industry, Damage Electitic Utlitlies Buy Solar Stocks Katashi_itto May 2013 #4

I bet the kerosene lamp people were upset with the light bulb too. hobbit709 May 2013 #5

But if solar users are dependent upon the grid Yo_Mama May 2013 #6

horse carriage maker decries newfangled "automobile" elehhhhna May 2013 #7

Public utilities should be publicly owned. MineralMan May 2013 #8

screw duke energy onethatcares May 2013 #9

Seen Europe lately? Half-Century Man May 2013 #10

GOOD! silverweb May 2013 #11

That is the same reason WHY we do't have a Publicly Owned National Health Insurance Program... bvar22 May 2013 #12