The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 15, 2023, 01:15:31 pm
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Minnesota Democrats Vote to Freeze in the Dark by 2040
15 hours ago David Middleton 62 Comments
Guest “You can’t fix stupid,” by David Middleton
Governor Walz Signs Bill Moving Minnesota to 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2040
February 7, 2023 | Energy
Governor Tim Walz today signed into law legislation establishing a Minnesota carbon-free electricity standard. With Senate File 4, Minnesota will take steps to lower greenhouse gas emissions, combat the climate crisis, and create new clean energy jobs. The new law ensures Minnesotans will continue to have reliable, affordable, and safe energy resources. Governor Walz signed the bill alongside legislators, labor, and environmental advocates at the St. Paul Regional Labor Center.
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The bill establishes a standard for utilities to supply Minnesota customers with electricity generated or procured from carbon-free resources, beginning at an amount equal to 80% of retail sales for public utility customers in Minnesota in 2030 and increasing every 5 years to reach 100% for all electric utilities by 2040. The bill also requires that, by 2035, an amount equal to at least 55% of an electric utility’s total retail electric sales to customers in Minnesota must be generated or procured from eligible energy technologies.
The bill encourages utilities to locate new energy generating facilities in communities where fossil-fuel-generating plants have been retired or are scheduled for retirement and prioritize projects that maximize local employment, including employment of workers from communities where generation has been retired.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/02/14/minnesota-to-return-to-ice-age-by-2040/
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For some of the blue states, there will be "no going back".
How much longer until traditional-minded Americans understand that "separation" is the only possible choice...?
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Decarbonization is an remote, abstract concept until the energy bills increase and there are energy shortages.
In the meantime, there will be under-investment in energy infrastructure because the government is depressing and eliminating return on investment.
Once, the unwashed masses realize what's happening, it will take years and expensive re-investment in energy infrastructure to return to a reliable energy supply.
In the meantime, wood stoves and wood fireplace inserts are a good investment for homeowners.
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In ND, we export about half of the electricity we generate.
Minnesota is one of the client states, along with Montana, South Dakota and parts of Canada.
But, using the world's largest lignite reserve, over half of our electricity is generated using coal.
Does Minnesota only want to buy wind generated electricity?
How do we separate those electrons from the other ones?
(Or should we just pull the breakers and let them get it elsewhere?)