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Fw: Canterbury Energy strategy From: Tim Kerr Date: Jun 24 08:43 UTC Short link
----- Original Message ----- From: "business.research.co.nz" <business.research@xtra.co.nz> To: <canterburyissues@forums.e-democracy.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [Canterbury Issues] Canterbury Energy strategy > Interesting comment Brian. I don't actually argue "keep the price down and > people will use more..." I really mean "If the price is low enough more > people will use it." Quite a difference. > Cheers, > Tim Kerr. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Sandle" <bsandle@snap.net.nz> > To: <canterburyissues@forums.e-democracy.org> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 5:27 PM > Subject: Re: [Canterbury Issues] Canterbury Energy strategy > > >> 'Just Blair' Anderson wrote: >>> >>> What we have done is left it up to a few good folk to do the best they >>> can empowered by the content of their own wallets. >>> >>> Having delivered the earthday speech at ECAN back in May on relevent >>> local energy options - one can be a tad cynical as to where we need to >>> take this conversation. >>> >>> There is a lot of posturing and not much production... >>> >>> >>> >> Produce more, keep the price down and someone will go ahead and use >> more, sort of a Tim's argument. We will be back where we were. >> >> Say we increase production by 5%. But then I see there is application >> for apartments in Marine Pde/Union St: "It is considered that the >> requirement for areas to provide for washing lines and the like are not >> practical for multi unit apartment living.." I think that will eat up 5% >> of a power bill. >> >> We need to be sure people can make use of natural heating wherever >> possible, i.e. make sure clothes lines are available, and ration >> electricity use in proportion. Quite often, for example, in the morning, >> the outdoor air temperature may be greater than the indoor air >> temperature, since insulation and lack of ventilation has stopped that >> heat getting in. >> >> Also ventilation outgoing air can have its heat exchanged to teh >> incoming air. I saw such a unit advertised recently. They should be >> madatory in new buildings. >> >> Also we need to use the solid sorption process which I have written of >> before, where low quality heat is changed to a higher temperature. >> >> The power bill is not a great proportion of the average income. So >> charging more will only help a little to have power more valued. People >> will not think how valuing power values our environment. I believe it >> needs building regs as for safety &c. >> >> Brian Sandle >> >> Info about Brian Sandle: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/briansandle >> >> This topic's messages may be viewed at: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/3SNMYCM9OYMbmpFNLd1vRs >> ----------------------------------------- >> To post, send your message to: <email obscured> >> To leave or for daily digest, type "unsubscribe" or "digest on," >> in subject line and send to: <email obscured> >> >> More info about Canterbury Public Issues Forum: >> http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/canterburyissues >> >> E-Democracy.Org rules: http://e-democracy.org/rules >> ----------------------------------------- >> Technical assistance thanks to our friends at http://OnlineGroups.Net > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 8.0.100 / Virus Database: 269.23.2/1392 - Release Date: 4/22/2008 > 3:51 PM >