This is a gas fueled electrical energy plant, which is the most efficient in the world. And little, tiny New Zealand is refusing to build more of them because of CO2 emissions. What is "W"rong with the USA that is RIGHT with the rest of the world?
Climate Change is real, it's urgent and the government of New Zealand would not be 'this directed' if it weren't a threat to it's citizens. I promise you that ! You know it's true. I know you know it.
5:00AM
Friday, October 12, 2007
By Brian Fallow
The Otahuhu power station dominates the landscape over Otara Creek.
The Government is to direct state-owned electricity generators not to build any more fossil fuel-burning power stations and is considering extending the ban to private sector generators as well.
Unveiling its energy strategy yesterday, Energy Minister David Parker said the Government's view was that all new generation should be from renewable sources, except to the extent needed to ensure security of supply.
He would be writing to the SOE generators making it clear the Government expected them to follow that guidance.
Because competitive neutrality between the private sector and the SOEs was important, the Government was considering legislation to limit new baseload fossil fuel generation over the next 10 years, he said. It would decide by the end of the year.
That would curtail investor-owned Contact Energy's rights to build another gas-fired plant at Otahuhu, as well as state-owned Genesis Energy's plans for one at Rodney. Contact already has resource consents for Otahuhu.
It has said it intends its next $2 billion of generation investment to be renewables, but has warned that it might need to go ahead with Otahuhu C if it continues to suffer delays in getting resource consents....
The Otahuhu power station dominates the landscape over Otara Creek.
The Government is to direct state-owned electricity generators not to build any more fossil fuel-burning power stations and is considering extending the ban to private sector generators as well.
Unveiling its energy strategy yesterday, Energy Minister David Parker said the Government's view was that all new generation should be from renewable sources, except to the extent needed to ensure security of supply.
He would be writing to the SOE generators making it clear the Government expected them to follow that guidance.
Because competitive neutrality between the private sector and the SOEs was important, the Government was considering legislation to limit new baseload fossil fuel generation over the next 10 years, he said. It would decide by the end of the year.
That would curtail investor-owned Contact Energy's rights to build another gas-fired plant at Otahuhu, as well as state-owned Genesis Energy's plans for one at Rodney. Contact already has resource consents for Otahuhu.
It has said it intends its next $2 billion of generation investment to be renewables, but has warned that it might need to go ahead with Otahuhu C if it continues to suffer delays in getting resource consents....
