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2014-04-17 Economy

Electricity Price Surged to All-Time Record for March

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Posted by Fred 2014-04-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Our President is on record saying that under his schemes the price of electricity would undoubtedly skyrocket. No one in the MSM seemed to think this was newsworthy, despite its economic effects. But then, economics is boring, isn't it.

Posted by SteveS 2014-04-17 00:54|| 2014-04-17 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 This summer I think will be a real scorcher. So with almost all of Central America showing up thanks to no borders and getting on a grid not designed for such huge increase in populations, and eco-terrorists shutting down coal plants, and food prices going up, and water reservoirs going dry, I am sure the Chief Executive everything under control /sarc.

Posted by Bubba Graiting8281 2014-04-17 01:25|| 2014-04-17 01:25|| Front Page Top

#3 The Champ actually told us before he was elected that he was going after coal fired plants, that he would "make them too expensive to operate."

Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-17 02:57|| 2014-04-17 02:57|| Front Page Top

#4 I get my electricity from a municipally-owned utility. There has been no change in the $/kwh rate for me going back to December 2013, it runs around 11 cents/kwh.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2014-04-17 07:24|| 2014-04-17 07:24|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 Mr B, Hello. Contrary to media reports this is supposed to be a cool spring. Many records have been broken already in the states and Canada. This year finally they have forecasted three possible hurricanes. Every year they have called for large historic activity. The Russians are preparing for the coming mini ice age now(300 years). The Russian space station director is a big believer in the cooling trend. Sun spot activity is at an historic low of three. Normal I understand is 3000 for the same time period. Media has suppressed this information here and in Europe. Media here is either controlled by our government or they slavishly comply to this administration.

Posted by Dale 2014-04-17 08:55|| 2014-04-17 08:55|| Front Page Top

#6 El Nino this fall and winter too

Posted by Frank G 2014-04-17 13:13|| 2014-04-17 13:13|| Front Page Top

#7 electricity demand is based not just on weather but on economic activity

interestingly, because electricity prices are so high in europe, some manufacturing is coming back to the US -- so we will likely have a relatively high demand

having said that, the electricity system is pretty compartmentalized; high temperatures in, say California, will create a supply problem even if high temperatures in, say, Colorado will not

its almost impossibly complicated to predict supply shortages this far in advance

Posted by lord garth 2014-04-17 20:53|| 2014-04-17 20:53|| Front Page Top

#8 Frost kill 4-15-14 of great plains wheat.

Posted by Dale 2014-04-17 21:15|| 2014-04-17 21:15|| Front Page Top

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