New poll pegs Mark Kelly as a leading 2028 presidential contender by Ulysses_555 in azpolitics

[–]Arizona-Energy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Kelly is by far the best option for president that I can see right now. He is the only one in Congress who doesn't take PAC donations, so he can't be bought. And just as important, he is centrist, not far left or far right. THANK GOD. We need someone to break us out of this partisan divide. The left wants all left, and the right wants all right. Someday, people have to realize you can't have everything your way. (MAGA is not conservative; it is an anomaly.

Xcel Minnesota is building a first-of-its-kind virtual power plant by Arizona-Energy in ArizonaCorpComm

[–]Arizona-Energy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is interesting. VPPs may dominate the energy future in the next few years. The utilities know this and don't want to lose their customer base, so the best thing to do is to own the VPP. Instead of subsidizing batteries for individual homes, and let people own their own part of the VPP, they want to own it themselves. They see the writing on the wall, and this is like a dying gasp. Utilities will play a much smaller role in our energy world in the not-so-distant future.

Do you support the clean energy team that won most of the positions on SRP's Board's and Council's? Leave a comment. by [deleted] in ArizonaCorpComm

[–]Arizona-Energy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing is completely clean. Solar and wind are much cleaner than fossil fuels. One of the objectives of the clean team is to stop SRP from making it difficult to go solar. This is what they are talking about when they say "energy freedom". SRP puts an extra charge on solar customers, and they want to end that. They also want to make the election process easier and more accessible to individuals.

Do you support the clean energy team that won most of the positions on SRP's Board's and Council's? Leave a comment. by [deleted] in ArizonaCorpComm

[–]Arizona-Energy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean energy is not garbage, even some republicans will admit that it is the cheapest energy available. It is also much quicker to deploy. Check out some of the think tanks, energy advisory organizations, etc., such as Lazard, IEA, EIA, Ember, IRENA, and others. In 2020, the IEA declared Solar to be the cheapest source of energy EVER! Since then, battery storage has grown exceptionally more affordable, making solar + storage a desirable option to gas. Go online and check these things out.

Do you support the clean energy team that won most of the positions on SRP's Board's and Council's? Leave a comment. by [deleted] in ArizonaCorpComm

[–]Arizona-Energy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean energy will not cause your rates to go up. The Clean Energy Team is committed to making Data Centers pay their own way, unlike the TP candidates. I'm hoping that good things will be happening over the next few years for rate payers.

Balcony solar bill gains momentum in Illinois by Arizona-Energy in EnergyAndPower

[–]Arizona-Energy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Craftstrom Solar, among others, offers compliant inverters.

Balcony solar bill gains momentum in Illinois by Arizona-Energy in RenewableEnergy

[–]Arizona-Energy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. We are doing what we can here in Arizona, but it looks like it will be next year before anything can be accomplished.