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LurkingGuy t1_iz9ygux wrote

Reply to comment by degggendorf in F*ck you RI Energy! by ClnclyDprsd420

straw man /ˌstrô ˈman/ noun noun: strawman 1. an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.

Anyway, a cartel is inflating energy pricing (global) and a cartel is stifling innovation (local + global) which has limited the access to renewable resources.

>Well I have great news for you. That exact thing I just outlined has been available in our state for years, thanks to our deregulated supply.

Only 13% of RI energy was renewable in 2021. https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=RI#:~:text=In%202021%2C%20about%2013%25%20of,of%20that%20from%20solar%20energy

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degggendorf t1_iza1kdm wrote

> Only 13% of RI energy was renewable in 2021.

My dude, PLEASE educate yourself about supply options. For all our good. If you are using the default supply you are part of the problem. You're voting with your dollars that petro-heavy generation is a-okay. You can (and I'd say, should) switch to a different supplier generating cleaner power, and drive the demand for cleaner energy. You will save money too.

While you're reading, you might want to brush up on the grid interconnects and resource mix; the generation happening within RI state lines (like you linked) is less relevant when the whole eastern grid is interconnected. That's why it's okay that "our" offshore wind power makes landfall on Long Island - it's all the same grid so it doesn't matter. That generation greens everyone's power.

So to recap: you are spending more money and preventing clean energy growth with your ignorance to how the system actually works. Learn and change, don't get hung up on the piece of paper that gets mailed to you every month.

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LurkingGuy t1_iza49k7 wrote

You're making a lot of assumptions about me. My power is mostly solar from the panels on my roof. This discussion isn't about me personally.

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degggendorf t1_iza4kjm wrote

Oh okay, so your ignorance is merely misleading others. Got it.

My fault for making assumptions about you actually do; I should have only commented on what you've said.

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