Colorado has a requirement that a variable, but increasing percentage of energy sold in the state come from "renewable" sources. This is called a Renewable Portfolio Standard, or RPS. Currently we get about 5% of our electricity from these renewable sources, primarily wind and solar.
As of today, the Independence Institute is reporting that this 5% portion of salable energy has caused our power bills to run some 30% higher than they would if no such requirement were in place.
Just think, in a perfect world, all our energy would come from renewables, and our power bills would be six times as high as they are now. And the greenies are working on moving that date in closer.
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What about "energy security"?
Does Colorado have in place a program, with technology in place to implement it, to isolate Colorado-generated electricity from other states? What if, say, Washington D.C. decided that California needs electricity. And that Colorado homes should be turned off from dusk to dawn 5 days a week, while all electricity generated in Colorado is routed to California?
Californians already understand the concept of "rolling blackout". The Federal "Smart Grid" program is intended to let the Feds selectively turn off or on any meter in the country, for whatever reason they decide.
I asked a year ago. No one in Oklahoma has bothered to consider conserving Oklahoma-generated electricity to keep the state going.
I would think Colorado would be big into hydroelectric, on both large and medium scales. The amortized cost of a Hoover Dam kind of project must look pretty attractive by now. To even things out, look for some industries that use lots of electricity during spring runoff, and scale back the rest of the year.
Luck!
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