Stealth
Nov 18th 2016, 6:13 am
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Stealth
http://m.thenational.ae/uae/abu-dhabi-residents-face-utility-price-rises
some big % increases yet again slipped into Fridays news
some big % increases yet again slipped into Fridays news
Nov 18th 2016, 6:56 am
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Re: Stealth
I got the email from them yesterday and pulled out my November bill to check. Water going up by just over 30% and electrity by just upwards of 25% hefty increases!
Nov 18th 2016, 7:21 am
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Re: Stealth
Lets hope Dewa don't follow suit.
If they really want to promote sustainability and protect the environment make everybody pay the same rates!
If they really want to promote sustainability and protect the environment make everybody pay the same rates!
Nov 18th 2016, 7:34 am
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Re: Stealth
And it's "protect their environment" meaning they can still pay for an army of minions to polish their solid gold bogseats
Nov 19th 2016, 3:53 pm
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Re: Stealth
Most renewables are more expensive that coal, oil and gas.
Nuclear beats solar and wind pants down on price (and space taken up) - and Molten Salt reactors have no risk of meltdown and use waste as fuel.
That said Elon Musk reckons he can tile a roof with photovoltaic tiles that look like regular tiles and cost the same. Still the issue of maintenance and not producing power at night though.
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Nuclear beats solar and wind pants down on price (and space taken up) - and Molten Salt reactors have no risk of meltdown and use waste as fuel.
That said Elon Musk reckons he can tile a roof with photovoltaic tiles that look like regular tiles and cost the same. Still the issue of maintenance and not producing power at night though.
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Nuclear is super expensive on all measures. Fission may always meltdown and solar is about the cheapest form of power there now is.
Nov 21st 2016, 5:07 pm
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Re: Stealth
Social, technological and political pressure and changes will bring renewables to the fore. Storage is key, and that'll be here in the way it needs to be before long.
Lies, damn lies and nuclear statistics is all that supports nuclear.
