tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post9188064531633309051..comments2023-08-07T22:39:49.127-07:00Comments on Blog Borg Collective: Buzz words that covers BC Hydro's Smart Meter program: Pyramid SchemeNorth Van's Grumpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17571810726275726952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post-71726063970011241392012-05-11T17:26:05.527-07:002012-05-11T17:26:05.527-07:00A $billion for the smart grid, $8 billion for Site...A $billion for the smart grid, $8 billion for Site C, $42 billion for un-needed IPP power:<br /><br />http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Hydro+awash+private+power/6605915/story.html<br /><br />No wonder they need those deferral accounts!Hughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post-54494592575234028052012-05-09T14:50:08.576-07:002012-05-09T14:50:08.576-07:00Well of course there had to be something in it for...Well of course there had to be something in it for "friends" or why do it. It certainly wasn't the enviornment because just to build those new meters wasted a lot of natural resources. Buying them cost a lot of money, which hydro couldn't afford. <br /><br />The new meters are just a waste of money for the consumer/voter. The old meters worked fine, provided jobs. The new meters made money for those who manufactured them, those who sold them, those who installed them, & those who can charge higher rates. Who looses the consumer/voter.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5251250297030815041.post-75097877501904516662012-05-09T02:12:52.883-07:002012-05-09T02:12:52.883-07:00I'll just leave this here...
http://www.biv.c...I'll just leave this here...<br /><br />http://www.biv.com/article/20120508/BIV0108/305089949/mercer-international-cries-foul-over-8220-discriminatory-8221<br /><br />"In its arbitration claim, Mercer argued that it should be able to buy power from BC Hydro through FortisBC at "embedded" or cheaper rates – allowing it to power the mill at a relatively low cost, and sell its green power into the market at a higher rate."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com