Comments about ‘UAMPS programs aim for energy efficiency’

Convincing utilities to engage in efficiency measures has been a great victory for society. In an earlier age, there was no incentive for utilities to encourage efficiency as it meant selling less electricity, which meant smaller profits. By allowing utilities to gain some profit/income by encouraging efficiency has been a wonderful government policy (originating in California) as it now means that utilities won't be cutting their own profits by encouraging rate payers to use less electricity (which means cleaner air and water for everyone).

The next step is to encourage utilities to sell wind, solar, and geothermal electricity to end users at a "fixed" rate -- that is, because renewable energy is price stable (it doesn't rely on price volatile fossil fuels), the benefits of cost-stable energy should be passed to end users so that it can increase demand for such energy sources. Austin Energy in Texas has used this strategy to the point where demand for renewables has been so high, it has had to use a lottery system to allocate its "price stable" wind power resources. I think Utahns would love a similar pricing scheme as well!

i think the article is in error in saying that UAMPS consists of 52 power generators. it actually consists of municipal power system, most of which only use power. a few have small hydro systems on local creeks.

Yes, and the next step will be to encourage citizens just to turn in their refrigerators all together, and not replace them, and then, next, why don't we just turn off our electricity. Come now, lets all save the planet. Turn off your electricity. Stop driving. Better yet, why not figure out ways to bring us all back into the days of horse and buggies, only we should seriously think of never using horses, or even farm animals for any reason.