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hunter

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2. It's easy to create a fair rate structure...
Sat Apr 16, 2022, 01:05 PM
Apr 2022

... but imposing it on wealthier politically powerful consumers is another matter entirely, especially those consumers who've been convinced by corporate advertising that their high energy lifestyles are somehow "green."

Owning no car at all has a much smaller environmental footprint than owning a Tesla.

A house with a 20 amp electric service with no solar panels has a much smaller environmental footprint than a house with a 200 amp service maxed out with solar panels and batteries.

A house that's "off the grid" entirely and capable of supporting an ordinary affluent consumer lifestyle with full size refrigerators, central air, an electric car, etc., complete with a backup generator for cloudy weeks... that has the very largest environmental footprint of all.

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