


Energy Resources
Says Wind And Solar Driving Up Electricity Cost

Columnist Dan Haar unintentionally exposed the folly of looking to solar and wind power to remedy Connecticut's soaring energy costs [Dec. 23, Business, "Fixed Electric Fees Becoming Hot Issue"]. Solar and wind may seem appealing and green, but when the sun stops shining and the wind stops blowing people still want to turn on their lights, cook their dinners and watch their televisions, and they expect the utility companies to provide the power. The fixed cost of generating that power either has to be allocated over a diminishing number of kilowatt-hours produced or fixed fees have to go up. So while the rest of the country is awash in clean, cheap, abundant natural gas...