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djean111

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1. The Electrical Utility companies (via their sockpuppet ALEC) want to lobby State governments to

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 01:46 AM

Dec 2013

charge households a fee for NOT using THEIR electricity? Nice racket, guys.

Yup. Protection of profits. Should be illegal, not something that is fucking legislated.
Maybe this will hasten the development of efficient and cost-effective storage batteries and neighborhood co-ops.
What is strange is that Google, with its Solar City partnership, also has joined ALEC. Maybe they also own interests in power companies, and want to skim profits on both sides.

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Having done enough damage on Gun Control, ALEC sets its sights on GREEN ENERGY [View all] TrollBuster9090 Dec 2013 OP

The Electrical Utility companies (via their sockpuppet ALEC) want to lobby State governments to djean111 Dec 2013 #1

Google is a member of the world's oldest profession. nt tsuki Dec 2013 #4

These people, the assholes at the Heritage Foundation, Freedomworks etc.... Deep13 Dec 2013 #2

I think we are just collateral damage, really. djean111 Dec 2013 #5

The Anti-Greens have already struck in Spain. The tsuki Dec 2013 #3