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Thanks to the state government, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will have to spend, and the consumers pay, $1.7 billion for a new water cooling system for its coastal power plants.
Currently they are using sea water as a coolant.
"In a revenue-strapped city that sweats tens of millions of dollars, Los Angeles faces a need for $1.7billion to resolve an issue none of the city's leaders wants to tackle. It is an arcane state water regulation banning the use of sea water to cool coastal power plants that provide nearly half of the state's and city's electricity.
Not only is this regulation hidden and unsexy, it carries the risk of going up against environmentalists and the current political push to fight global climate change."
Some say "green" is the color of envy. In California it is the color of waste and corruption--and poverty for the people.
Can not wait to see how this gets done and paid for without killing thousands of jobs. Government is based on policy, not common sense.
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Currently they are using sea water as a coolant.
"In a revenue-strapped city that sweats tens of millions of dollars, Los Angeles faces a need for $1.7billion to resolve an issue none of the city's leaders wants to tackle. It is an arcane state water regulation banning the use of sea water to cool coastal power plants that provide nearly half of the state's and city's electricity.
Not only is this regulation hidden and unsexy, it carries the risk of going up against environmentalists and the current political push to fight global climate change."
Some say "green" is the color of envy. In California it is the color of waste and corruption--and poverty for the people.
Can not wait to see how this gets done and paid for without killing thousands of jobs. Government is based on policy, not common sense.
More...