Governor releases results of an executive order for NYS to consider
more sustainable energy. I say consider because there's a lot of
storytelling, a lot of crystal-ball-avoidance. There is a 60 day
opportunity to submit written testimony.
http://www.nysenergyplan.com/stateenergyplan.html
I like how the "Environmental Justice" section pretty much starts
with a story of how we recently screwed up in NYC. 2009 could be the
year of learning from mistakes. But that is what gets some people mad
at "bleeding hearts." Oh well, nuts to them.
What really struck me, in this document's reiterating the EPA
definition of EJ, was this phrase: "Meaningful involvement means
that: (1) people have an opportunity to participate in decisions
about activities that may affect their environment and/or health;
..." So, people have an opportunity not only to object to
environmental hazards, but to be a part of the plan for environmental
mitigation. It's that participation in the positive side that's real
interesting. To hear underrepresented people say "such and such is
good for our environment, can we please have it?" It warms the
cockles of my heart. Hopefully we educators can help people make the
best such requests, but we educators need a boatload of schooling
ourselves.
To keep my one post a day rule, I've taped this note to the above:
re: [SustainableTompkins] Electricity-generating solar panels on 200,
000 utility poles
Jon, good inquiry. I thought about it: 80MW/200kPoles (I used to live
in a city with 200kPoles) = 0.4kW/Pole, or two Evergreen Spruce
modules on a pole. If they wanted 80MW average output, then they'd
need 20 of those modules on a single pole, so I've come to realize
that the article meant 80MW installed capacity.
I think the 4-6kW bandied about is the recommended PV installed
capacity for your average modern household. That would make sense,
0.4-0.6kW being enough to power a smart family.
To further Michael's attempt at clarification, when I read 2600 kWh
per annum, I see two units of time, hours and years, and I simplify
them with the equation 1=1y/8760h (or 8784h on leap years, or 8768h
on average). Since anything times 1 is the same thing, (2600 kWh per
annum) is the same as (2600 kWh per annum * 1y/8760) which is (0.30
kW). In my experience, just using two numbers in a single sentence is
enough to turn some people's thinkers off, so no further
clarification is possible.
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