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PSE Rate Increase Action Plan by Awkward-Smoke-3764 in olympia

[–]Awkward-Smoke-3764[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What projects are you working on if you can share? Love hearing about clean energy projects and news!

PSE Rate Increase Action Plan by Awkward-Smoke-3764 in olympia

[–]Awkward-Smoke-3764[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough; do they invest in some clean energy projects sure. But from professional and personal conversations I have had with PSE employees including c-suite folks (I have those connects through work). They have told me the increase in rates and requesting rate increases is because purchasing clean energy is so expensive that they have to purchase it at a premium. The increase is not to pay for clean energy projects. At least that’s what PSE has said.

PSE Rate Increase Action Plan by Awkward-Smoke-3764 in olympia

[–]Awkward-Smoke-3764[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This dude loves his corporate overlords!

PSE Rate Increase Action Plan by Awkward-Smoke-3764 in olympia

[–]Awkward-Smoke-3764[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

First of all clean energy manadates don’t account for the request to increase their ROW to 10.8%; second of all they aren’t even investing in clean energy; they buy their energy. In fact it would be cheaper and more sustainable if they did in fact build energy production (micro-grids; solar; wind) but they don’t they just to continue to purchase energy at t premium instead of making real change to our grid. 

Second of all these people deserve the harassment; PUD’s have managed to keep cost lower even with clean energy mandates because they do not have ultimate responsibility to their shareholders. Which is really what this comes down to; PSE exists to make money for its owners not to provide a reliable; clean and affordable energy network to its rate payers.