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mynameisnotshamus t1_iy9000c wrote

Reply to comment by SKIPPY_IS_REAL in Eversource, United Illuminating have spent millions to lobby Connecticut lawmakers by Toybasher

Your opinions seem valid but you’re missing the overall point of getting people in position to make changes be able to actually call out the bad actors, show evidence in a clear manner. One person alone can’t get results. You know that’s not how the political system works.

Here’s one of many examples of Katie Porters work. I’d love to see something similar done with Eversource - not that it would result in meaningful change, but I’d still like to see it.

https://youtu.be/qYvW4pm0_fI

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SKIPPY_IS_REAL t1_iy91x8l wrote 

 So I understand this video and why you like it. Here is my point, she could propose a bill tomorrow that allows the US to buy generic equivalents of the drugs these companies make, from Canada, Europe or elsewhere where they are significantly cheaper than the ones produced in the US.  She has tunnel vision for the US pharmaceutical companies simply deciding to do the right thing.  
 This is similar to the problem with CT energy prices.  We have tunnel vision for keeping all power plants natural gas power plants.  So we are beholden to the price of natural gas.  All we would need to do to break this, is switch to an efficient renewable or a power source that doesn't require a constant supply of fossil fuels, thereby creating a competing source that would force the gas power plants to drop prices to compete. That conversation isn't even happening.

Edit: basically most politicians are playing these companies games instead of writing their own rules.

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mynameisnotshamus t1_iy94onh wrote

They need to do both though don’t they? Short term and long term goals. Focusing on renewable will not help lower current prices.

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SKIPPY_IS_REAL t1_iy97dij wrote 

 We already began production on a new natural gas plant, plans were approved in September 2021.  We have extended the life of millstone for now, and eversource is raking in money it could use to upgrade the power lines and such, so we have the short term covered. Long term we are doing nothing but the same.
   In addition, everyone talking about renewables in government is talking about wind and solar.  Neither of those is practical on a large scale.  I understand the concerns with nuclear, though I worked in nuclear and there at least 15 nuclear reactors in the Thames river at any one time, but beyond that, there are other large scale options that would drastically reduce our energy cost.  The only down side is it would hurt the fossil fuel companies.
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