Archives for February 2009
Update on Water Rights (Billings)
First, some history on what I am talking about, which is the City of Billings claimed water rights. Some time ago I questioned claims that our City should defend excess amounts of claimed water, based on what was happening in Billings. Since then, the adjudication process has been churning along, and now we have new […]
wind…These comments are worth an instant replay.
“I would be happy to answer, or find an expert to answer any question you have about wind power. It is the most promising renewable energy source. The U.S. government is working to stimulate a 26-fold increase in wind power development over the next 23 years. If we think strategically as a state today, Montana […]
Watah for zee SME…
“By my calculations, if we sell the coal plant 3,200 gpm, 24 hours a day, for 30 years, we will make a total of $8,073,216 off the sale of the water. If the plant uses water for 40 years, that total will go to $10,764,288.”
By using the same calculations, (which I certainly hope are accurate), […]
“The city invested $2.7 million in the coal-fired facility, which Balzarini said will roll over into the new project.”
So, is the $2.7 million just rolling over, or will the City get ownership interest in the new plant equal to that investment?
Another thing, and these numbers may not be perfect, I am doing this on the […]
Highwood coal plant out…
So what now? Natural gas & wind.
But what about the investment?
“These rural electric cooperatives have spent $40 million on the Highwood coal effort over the last five or six years, Gregori said.”
“Some 50,000 rural electric cooperative customers in Montana who were going to use the power from the Highwood coal plant will be paying $30 […]