In addition to their own, clean and
free electricity production, the individual owners of the storage are looking forward to additional revenue they can obtain by participating in those scenarios.
Not exact matches
Assuming you believe in economic efficiency and a
free market, you should be advocating a reduction in subsidies to energy companies for
production of
electricity by nuclear and fossil - fueled plants.
There are immense direct and indirect public benefits in transitioning to an efficient renewable energy system in terms of reduced incidence of diseases such as asthma,
freeing up of most of the supplies of water that are now used for thermal
electricity generation (and hence reduced conflict over water), reduced air, water, and soil pollution that accompanies fossil fuel
production, processing and use, and greatly improved prospects of avoiding the worst consequences of climate change.
The list is long and worth many billions (sorry for caps); — GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT PROGM (Carbon capture)-- NON-RECOVERY OF PUBLIC AGENCY COSTS — PETROLEUM EXPLORATION TAX CONCESSIONS — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE — DIRECT SUBSIDIES TO FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS — DIESEL FUEL REBATE SCHEME — EXEMPTION FROM EXCISE FOR ALTERNATIVE FUELS Ethanol
production which is an energy sink)-- CONCESSIONAL RATE OF EXCISE FOR FUEL OIL, — HEATING OIL AND KEROSENE — CONCESSIONAL RATE OF EXCISE FOR AVIATION FUEL — EXCISE
FREE STATUS FOR CONDENSATE — SUBSIDISED SUPPLY OF COAL - FIRED
ELECTRICITY TO — ALUMINIUM SMELTERS — STATE ENERGY SUPPLY CONCESSIONS —
ELECTRICITY PRICING STRUCTURES — SUBSIDIES FOR CENTRALISED GENERATION
So energy sources like wind or solar that do not emit greenhouse gases will not be
free of environmental problems — wind power requires rather extensive land use and can be dangerous to birds, while solar panels may require the use of rare elements and the
production of batteries for storing
electricity that could pose their own ecological problems.