FirstEnergy's Fake Concern About Consumer Cost Not Very "Efficient"

11/27/2012

According to this article, energy efficiency programs in Ohio are too expensive for FirstEnergy's customers.

"The power giant says the programs they’ve implemented to incentive customers to reduce electricity use are getting too expensive.

Doug Colafella, is a spokesman for First Energy.

Colafella: “As these programs become more aggressive, as the goals become more difficult to achieve, the costs for these programs are undoubtedly going to increase.”

I'm not sure where our lil' CoalFella picked that winner from, but I think he may have his hand jammed in the wrong orifice.

After whining about how much energy efficiency is going to cost customers as justification for gutting Ohio energy efficiency mandates, FirstEnergy turns around today and announces the building of a new $45M "transmission control center" in Ohio. Now who do you think is going to pay for Tony the Trickster's new underground lair? You are! Those poor, broke customers who can't "afford" energy efficiency investment that will lower their bills over the long term can afford to pay for a shiny, new office building for the company, according to FirstEnergy.

How much energy efficiency could Ohioans buy with $45M?

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Keryn Newman blogs here at StopPATH WV about energy issues, transmission policy, misguided regulation, our greedy energy companies and their corporate spin.
In 2008, AEP & Allegheny Energy's PATH joint venture used their transmission line routing etch-a-sketch to draw a 765kV line across the street from her house. Oooops! And the rest is history.

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