Mostly about Utah
My guest writer is Robert Lobitz of Performance Chips Direct. There is nothing more fun than taking a leisurely drive and enjoying the exploration and excitement that comes with a new location. The trouble is, increasing costs have limited not just what people want to do, but also what they are actually able to do. [...]
History Over eight months ago I wrote about the city conservation charge for electricity that was not detailed on resident’s utilities service bills. At the invitation of Mayor Steve Hiatt I brought this to the attention of Kaysville City Council five days later. From Kaysville City minutes of 1 June 2010: Richard Willoughby stated that [...]
As I stood before the Council they were all paying close attention, looking at me intently, and not a smile on any of their faces. It was somewhat intimidating but I pressed on.
There are some annoyances in life that are minor enough to be ignored. They don’t bother me at all unless I am reminded of them, and even then I forget about them quickly. One such annoyance is my Kaysville City Utilities Service Bill.
The first phase of the Milford Wind Corridor Project was completed and is the largest wind facility in Utah and one of the largest in the West. The electricity generated is bound for California to help achieve the Los Angeles goal of 20 percent renewables by 2010.
Are you really driving on the cheap? That’s the question an owner of a NGV may be asked occasionally. The only monetary disavantage of a NGV is the initial cost which can be alleviated by buying used
Will cheap Wyoming coal power the new climate studies supercomputer?
How much cheaper is this Civic for me to drive? Well this is Utah and this Civic is a Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV). With Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at a subsidized 93 cents GGE throughout the state I really am driving on the cheap.
In the United States in 2007 coal was responsible for generating 2,016,456 gigawatts of power. As 1 gigawatt equals 1,000 megawatts you would need 1.3 billion (2,016,456,000 megawatts / 1.5) wind turbines to replace coal. And coal only accounts for 48% of electricity production.
Those that own one of the 466 black and gray solar panel units pay no more fees after the initial $6,000 and receive a credit on their monthly power bill. One St. George resident reported last month a solar credit of $3.90. A small amount but as electric rates increase in the future, the value of the energy credit will also increase.
Electricity generation is generally not one’s first priority when it comes to reading. However, hoping not to appear rickety, I admit that I found it interesting when perusing Change.gov to find, among many, three energy/environmental goals.
Rob Bishop is the representative of the district in which I live. I have reproduced here a simplified list of his energy act, H.R. 6384, which has already been co-sponsored by more than two dozen other lawmakers and runs some 215 pages long.
The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and …
Today imagine that Congress has a fit of sanity and manages to balance the budget. They do it …
Recently I have been concerned about the increased deficit spending by the Obama Administration. The …
On Labor Day at 8 am nine adventurous souls set off to find the Parrish Canyon Fremont pictographs. …
Paul and Jake have all the barrels and the wood they need and this evening are finishing the …
I recently wrote that I was concerned about the increased deficit spending by the Obama …
In the photograph above Connie illustrates what the canyon looks like by the pictographs. Not that …
I'm Rick Willoughby. I live in Utah, working as a Software Engineer. I'm a Mormon, married with 5 children and 3 grandchildren.
I emigrated from England in my late twenties, bringing with me one small suitcase and $1,000. I appreciate the opportunities America gave me and the friendliness of the people to new citizens.
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