Reader comments
Utah power rates may jump
5 comments | Read story
Btw, RMP customers depending on total monthly use currently pay between ~7&10 cents per kWh (keep in mind that UP&L was charging about 8&1/2 cents/kWh 20 years ago). Electricity as a percentage of income has never been cheaper for Utahn's than it is right now. If RMP increase rates to pay for much more expensive resources I believe there will be a public outcry (as opposed to support and willingeness to pay for more adoption of energy efficient solutions....!) and support from the Public Service Commission will vanish.
What do you think about "nuclear power"? Warren Buffet's people are looking seriously at a nuclear power plant to be built in Idaho...what's better, coal or nuclear?
In the last 20 years if Utahn's had adopted/invested in energy efficiency technologies the growth needs for the utility would have been offset by demand reductions. That hasn't happened because for the most part the public is not committed to meaningful change overtime.
The areas of greatest increase, baseload and demand are from 1- Central AC�s & 2- refrigerators / freezers. Those are the big rocks where the biggest reductions could be realized � the utility must size for them. In other words most of the electrical infrastructure needs are only for 2 months use -- July and August.
All other issues could be considered virtually �non-issues� in Utah.
Add your comment
Comments are monitored. Any comments found to be abusive, offensive, off-topic, misrepresentative, more than 200 words or containing URLs will not be posted.
E-mail address: For internal use only. We may want to contact you to publish your comment (not your e-mail address) in the newspaper or for a separate story idea.
- Salvation Army now credit ready 9:08 p.m.
- AIG settles dispute with ex-chairman 9:07 p.m.
- Fed offers credit tips at movies 9:07 p.m.
- Washington Post closes bureaus 9:06 p.m.
- Stores look to basics to lure buyers 9:06 p.m.
- Toyota to replace 4 million gas pedals 9:05 p.m.
- Digital advertising topic of lecture 9:05 p.m.
- Black Friday: Shoppers' green light 9:05 p.m.
- Elk Meadow resort auction online 9:05 p.m.
- Holiday hiring starts to pick up 9:04 p.m.
- Donny and Kym dance to victory
- Howard made the rivalry a rivalry
- Crews free man in Utah County cave
- Cougars cruise past Southern
- Loyal to Cougarettes, Crimson Line
- Twitterati to BCS: 'We hate you.'
- Y. focused on 10-win season
- BYU has slim shot at BCS
- Thunder rolls by Jazz
- Witness describes '99 killing
- BYU would like friendlier rivalry
258 - Glenn Beck to enter politics?
227 - Protests against Phoenix LDS temple
207 - RSL wins MLS Cup on penalty kicks
202 - Bronco, Kyle rubber match
139 - BYU records with win
133 - Letters: Rushing to judge Palin
129 - Boys basketball rankings
107 - Thunder rolls by Jazz
102 - Hall, Johnson matchup key
102
We're flooded with wise shopping tips this year, including these from...
It's to bad we don't know who these blogs are from. I have read the document...
So funny to have everyone talking smack on Bingham and their coach. Bingham...
Was the card in her name, or just a school district general purchasing card?...
I am cool with this because we keep the bulk of this squad and do not lose...
After reading "Stirred up a hornets' nest, posted at 12:21 p.m., where he...
We love having BYU ranked higher. Fuel for the rivalry....
I see your point. I think the data storage would be somewhat interesting,...
Go and count your beans. the real contest is on the field.
They (Utah and BYU), were both schooled this year by none other than TCU. The...
I don't want to see any emotional crybabies, after BYU gets their tails kicked.

