It's going to be a long four years. Already the ghosts of clean energy past are creeping from the closet and resurrecting whatever it was they were doing in the fall of 2016. It's like the last 4 years never even happened. It remains to be seen how successful these cleaniacs might be trying to carry out 4-year old energy plans. One thing's for sure... the shysters and scammers are back... and they want YOUR farm.
Anyone remember the Schulte Ass. sideshow barkers from earlier this year? Well, they're back, barking harder than ever and trying to assume a posture of relevance through a lovely expose in fake news media. The Energy News Network, as they're now calling themselves, is nothing more than "clean energy" propaganda masquerading as a legitimate news site. It's a project of "Fresh Energy" that is in turn funded by all sorts of shady "foundations" and renewable energy companies who stand to profit from the propaganda this publication produces.
Anyhow... Rob and Fred are back to "promoting" other people's transmission projects as their own. Their grand idea involves "stitching together" a series of transmission projects being developed and built by others. They are trying to drum up funding for a "feasibility study" that would sell themselves as "consultants" on using the ideas of others. P.T. Barnum would be so proud!
Not only are they "promoting" transmission projects owned by others, they're also trying to hijack the hard work of others. Our "consultants" say they will "connect" with the SOO Green Renewable Rail merchant transmission project to create the easternmost "leg" of their transmission stitchery project. I think our heroes are showing their ignorance again... this merchant project will most likely be built and spoken for by voluntary customers paying negotiated rates. It's not something these "consultants" can just "connect" to on a whim. And why would Rob and Fred want to pretend they are "connecting" to SOO Green?
Anyone remember the Schulte Ass. sideshow barkers from earlier this year? Well, they're back, barking harder than ever and trying to assume a posture of relevance through a lovely expose in fake news media. The Energy News Network, as they're now calling themselves, is nothing more than "clean energy" propaganda masquerading as a legitimate news site. It's a project of "Fresh Energy" that is in turn funded by all sorts of shady "foundations" and renewable energy companies who stand to profit from the propaganda this publication produces.
Anyhow... Rob and Fred are back to "promoting" other people's transmission projects as their own. Their grand idea involves "stitching together" a series of transmission projects being developed and built by others. They are trying to drum up funding for a "feasibility study" that would sell themselves as "consultants" on using the ideas of others. P.T. Barnum would be so proud!
Not only are they "promoting" transmission projects owned by others, they're also trying to hijack the hard work of others. Our "consultants" say they will "connect" with the SOO Green Renewable Rail merchant transmission project to create the easternmost "leg" of their transmission stitchery project. I think our heroes are showing their ignorance again... this merchant project will most likely be built and spoken for by voluntary customers paying negotiated rates. It's not something these "consultants" can just "connect" to on a whim. And why would Rob and Fred want to pretend they are "connecting" to SOO Green?
In contrast to the Midwestern Clean Line projects, the 2,100-megawatt SOO Green appears to be encountering little if any resistance.
Right. Because SOO Green is buried on existing rights of way. Rob and Fred's idea? Most likely, no. Rob and Fred most likely plan to rip through private property to create new rights of way for an aerial transmission line on gigantic poles. Of course, who knows what they "plan," since their idea really has no definition.
Do Rob and Fred really think they can capitalize on SOO Green's hard work with landowners and communities in order to create goodwill for their own project? That will never happen. They're more likely to create bad will for SOO Green, however I don't think that SOO Green has anything to do with these two yahoos and their "idea."
Step right up... the bad ideas for cross-country transmission "for renewables" are going to be plentiful. This only builds upon the entrenched and steadfast transmission opposition groups already at work.
Next... cue the front groups! Because all the old astroturfers that began their careers hustling for big tobacco are back and they're hungrier than ever! They're pretending to be "grassroots" groups in New Mexico, however, as usual, no actual landowners or affected communities are involved. Fake grassroots always depends on quid pro quo relationships with unaffected or greedy groups or quasi-governmental organizations who are eager to toss their community under the bus for personal profit.
Ben Kelahan? Hmm... that name sounds really familiar... wasn't he the one who created that bogus "survey" that determined that landowners are unlikely to oppose a transmission line on their property that is "for renewables." Turns out that survey was about as useful as a screen door on a submarine... but only after Michael Skelly wasted $200M of investors' money chasing that stupid hypothesis. Turns out landowners absolutely don't care what kind of electricity the transmission line carries (and the idea of a transmission line carrying only special "clean" electrons is ridiculous for any thinking person). Landowners only care about the transmission line... and they will NOT willingly host it.
To your battle stations, friends, it's going to be a long four years...
Do Rob and Fred really think they can capitalize on SOO Green's hard work with landowners and communities in order to create goodwill for their own project? That will never happen. They're more likely to create bad will for SOO Green, however I don't think that SOO Green has anything to do with these two yahoos and their "idea."
Step right up... the bad ideas for cross-country transmission "for renewables" are going to be plentiful. This only builds upon the entrenched and steadfast transmission opposition groups already at work.
Next... cue the front groups! Because all the old astroturfers that began their careers hustling for big tobacco are back and they're hungrier than ever! They're pretending to be "grassroots" groups in New Mexico, however, as usual, no actual landowners or affected communities are involved. Fake grassroots always depends on quid pro quo relationships with unaffected or greedy groups or quasi-governmental organizations who are eager to toss their community under the bus for personal profit.
Ben Kelahan? Hmm... that name sounds really familiar... wasn't he the one who created that bogus "survey" that determined that landowners are unlikely to oppose a transmission line on their property that is "for renewables." Turns out that survey was about as useful as a screen door on a submarine... but only after Michael Skelly wasted $200M of investors' money chasing that stupid hypothesis. Turns out landowners absolutely don't care what kind of electricity the transmission line carries (and the idea of a transmission line carrying only special "clean" electrons is ridiculous for any thinking person). Landowners only care about the transmission line... and they will NOT willingly host it.
To your battle stations, friends, it's going to be a long four years...
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