First of all, I'm changing the subject line.
Second, John has said something here that intrigues me. How do you go about changing your provider of electrical energy, John? Do you have to connect your house to a different set of distribution wires? Or, if you keep the connection the same, who owns the wires you're connected to and how are they reimbursed for their use?
In the U.S., one has no choice in provider. Only one company's wires pass down the street and one must buy from them. The companies buy and sell electrical energy amongst themselves under regulations established by regional authorities.
Indeed, the Cap and Trade bill in our Congress at this time would require companies to generate or purchase a certain percentage of the electrical energy they distribute from "green" sources, which in fact might not be directly attached to their transmission grid.
Jim John Frewen-Lord wrote:
In the UK (and Oz will use broadly similar terminology), electricity comes from things we call 'power stations'. My electricity is supplied by Scottish Power (and no, I don't live in Scotland, they are just the provider - I can choose between any number of providers)....
-- James R. Frysinger 632 Stony Point Mountain Road Doyle, TN 38559-3030 (C) 931.212.0267 (H) 931.657.3107 (F) 931.657.3108
