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"Hugh Lippincott" <hughl@news.an.hp.com> wrote in message
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> In article <392350b0@news.gj.net>, "codeman" <codeman@gj.net> writes:
> |> How about each state, providence, county, etc.  be responsible for
their
> |> very own power generation, cleanup, and disposal of whatever waste is
> |> generated!!   They couldn't sell, trasfer, transport, whatever power
across
> |> state lines.
> |>
> |> Each state must provide their own fuel and plant as well.  If the state
has
> |> coal, then they may want to consider burning it and dealing with the
ash.
> |> If the state is lucky enough to have sufficient hydro capacity, then
they
> |> can build a dam and install turbines.  If a particular state has no
natural
> |> resources, then they may want to install a nuclear power plant or do
> |> without.  Of course all states have the option of renewable energy
> |> techniques.  Oh by the way,  no averaging cost across state lines.  If
a
> |> person lived  where it was expensive (PV/wind/nuclear) to generate
> |> electricity because of the limited choices of fuels, then the good
citizens
> |> would have to bear the full cost themselves.   This would make it
> |> interesting, wouldn't it?
>
> Interesting yes, but how do you deal with the fact that
> A coal plant with a 500 foot smokestack can get virtually
> all the waste out of the county and into the next county
> and the next state down wind.
> FOR THE COUNTY thats the cheapest and easiest way.


I reread your post and my response and I could have answered your question a
different way.  Here we go.... The state with the 500 foot smokestack would
have to deal with the pollution issue and install scrubbers, and other
pollution prevention devices, lets say, the best that technology could
provide.  Then the neighboring states wouldn't have a complaint.  The states
that opted for nuclear power would have to properly store, lets say, using
the best technology available, the nuclear waste within the state boundaries
and not be able to ship over the borders of their region.

For the regions that do not have coal, nuclear, hydro, wind, solar
capabilities, then they are SOL..  They can live in their prestine
environment and learn to live with limited/none-of  the benefits of
electricity.

Wonder how long and how many would live under those more primitive
conditions before packing up and moving to where there was power?  Remember,
under my scenario, they couldn't be bouncing back and forth on a frequent
bases to use the best of both environments.  Yes, they can move to another
region, but for arguments sake only, permanent bases only.
> --
> Hugh Lippincott      hugh_lippincott@agilent.com
> I speak for myself not for HP or Agilent Technologies
>