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A Bad Plan
By Robert Nemanich

To sum up what Wisconsin's own state scientists, economists, and accountants stated in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) which only confirmed what many of us who are characterized as "the opponents" knew all along; that the "Power the Future" (PTF) proposed by We Energies is simply a bad plan.

Even last Wednesday a hesitant Milwaukee Journal Sentinel editorial concurred with those findings and is now calling on We Energies to withdraw its plan, a stunning reversal! If you had not received a copy of the FEIS you can access it at:  http://psc.wi.gov/electric/cases/ptfelmrd/ind-ptfelm.htm 

Summarizing:

The third plant proposed by WE Energies is not cost-effective in anyway. This is important since that was where We Energies purported to get all their emission gains.

The proposed building of the two coal-burning plants was considered not least cost effective. If the Calpine facility is built then no additional generating facility is needed until 2011, if not later! For those individuals, businesses or organizations that are solely concerned to rate issues this ends the debate, the PTF plan is bad for ratepayers.

But the report goes further as regards to emissions; (a hidden enormous cost) where they also favor Calpine where again it is a no contest. Coincidentally they further state that if an aggressive wind development  program was implemented that this would meet all the future demands for energy.

This should send a powerful message to our local politicians and business leaders to now come forward and join in openly opposing this proposal in front of the PSC.

Robert (Bob) Nemanich

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