Thursday, November 20, 2008

Power Plant Costs

Here is an article about the future of power plant costs written by the vice president of R.W. Beck. Remember them?

What is real interesting is the graph on page 4. For the folks who regularly hear Tim Gregori speak at city meetings, he usually infers that wind is more expensive.

Hat tip: CCE

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

RW Beck is top energy analysis firm which got a huge SUM of money from the city for their studies. They said back in Feb 07 that the plant would cost $720 million, but the city didn't blink. STRIKE ONE. The FEDERAL government said it wouldn't fund Highwood in FEB 08, a year later, and identified the coal plant's own unique liabilities, and the FEDERAL engineers of the USDA RUS said it could cost from $800 million to a BILLION...yes that billion with a B. STRIKE TWO!! So, now with the economic climate/recession as it is, what will it be now? A ball, a foul or STRIKE THREE, 'yer out!