Quantum Windbag
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So, supply and demand does not apply to energy resources. So I guess you will say that the "drill here, drill now, pay less" crap was just GOP propaganda.There's that patented CON$ervative dumb act.
The more people producing their own energy the more this reduces the demand for energy resources which keeps the price down for those energy resources consumed by non-producers like you saving you MONEY. You are also FREE to set up your own solar or wind system.
Funny how you tout the supply and demand cycle to prove a point when it works in your favor. Unfortunately, energy doesn't work that way, because it is a public regulated utility, and does not respond to supply and demand cycles the way a free market does. Add in the requirement that any utility is required to purchase electricity from you at the same rate they would charge you for it, thus further eroding the free market that you are trying to champion, and their profit margin actually goes down the more people generate electricity. This leads me, not being conversant with all the numbers, and having your infinite supply of wisdom, to think that this might actually drive my cost of electricity up even higher than it would be if I did not subsidize your solar panels.
Here is another surprise for you, just to prove that you are wrong about something. Many people are not free to install solar power, and almost no one can install wind turbines. Homeowner associations and local zoning ordinances often interfere with the ability of a property owner to utilize practical, yet unsightly and/or noisy, innovations like this. This is a direct result of liberal policies to preserve views and historical values of neighborhoods. I am sure you will blame all of this in conservatives again, and I look forward to seeing you do so.
Of course it was. It would take at least 10 years for any benefit from drill now to make it into the economy.
That said, I did not say it did not apply to energy, I said it did not apply to electricity. To be precise, it does not apply to electricity supplied through the national grid. those cost are regulated through various government agencies, and does not respond well to supply and demand forces. This explains why you see rolling brownouts during peak usage hours, and why utilities are trying to roll out smart meters in larger markets.