"NEVER CAN SAY GOOD-BYE" jackson 5
Even through the pain and heartache, Seems to follow
Attended Andy Flocks last ever Town Hall Thursday night at Elm Elementary school.
Andy's special guest was Sandy Buchanan from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Learned many interesting facts about the Prairie State Energy Campus as well as AMP-OHIO. AMP is a non-profit who doesn't share much information with anyone. I did learn the AMP-OHIO has I guess a another organization under it's wing that all AMP-OHIO employee's are paid from. Now why would they do this? Well by having this organization paying AMP-OHIO employee's they can also be apart of the government PERS retirement? Hey no one ever said they were stupid. Are they or are they not a government agency? Again it seems our "partner" takes care of themselves pretty well. Our council has been burned by this organization so many times and is well, still in bed with them? Ever Wonder Why?
PRAIRIE STATE UPDATE
OCTOBER 2015
Overall the plant is not operating as had been planned. They are struggling with operational problems related to very bad coal (high ash, high chlorine, high sulfur) that are creating serious wear on the machinery and forcing shut downs.
Management is trying to fix the problems and is considering investing in a coal preparation plant. (100 million dollars) Most coal mines wash their coal. PSEC doesn't have a water source for this presently and would likely need to build a dry prep plant that creates heavy dust and particulate matter. The issue was raised by the Sierra Club back in 2004 when they distributed research and testimony put together by the AFL-CIO and UMWA. Peabody argued then that a coal prep plant was unnecessary. While under discussion, it is currently not in the capital budget.
Here are the plant's capacity factors for 2015. The plant operated well through the summer, but some problems seem to have reemerged in early October. We must remember PSEC must operate at a 80% rate.
Jan 91%
Feb 70%
Mar 55%
Apr 52%
May 58%
Jun 95%
Jul 92%
Aug 92?
Sep estimates 86%
Oct operating difficulties forcing both units off line mid month
YTD 75%
RATE LEVELIZATION
The current levelization rate for AMP communities is about $62/ month (plus transmission and congestion costs). Market price of power averages more like $40/month.
Painesville has a take or pay contract for about 10MW of power from Prairie State.
NOW MORE DIVERSITY
AMP's combined Hydro plants are due to come on line beginning in fourth quarter 2015 (that's now)
The levelized price has been reported at $105/month. Painesville has a take or pay contract for approximately 5MW of the hydro power. So it begs the question if Hydro power is cost free how in the Hell did AMP-OHIO get the cost so high? Did they build the dams out of gold? Did they screw-up the construction? Best guess? They had "partners" like Painesville in a take or pay contract that comes down to who cares what it costs. AMP-OHIO never loses a dime!
Now after this election only one person on council had a vote on these faulty electric contracts. Paul Hach will he and the rest on council do anything but tell us it was a mistake? If that's the answer then the voter's made a huge mistake.
Yes we have a diverse portfolio of electric contracts all about ready to stink the city up!
With Flock gone who on council will even give a damn.
ADDED INFORMATION
I mentioned above AMP-OHIO having a subsidy. That somehow pays AMP-OHIO employees and somehow also provides PERS retirement to AMP-OHIO employee's now if they are a government body wouldn't their books be open to the public? Well the organization is called MESA, Municipal Energy Services Agency. Now does the non-profit AMP-OHIO run this organization or is it a government agency? Looking at this cabal on the internet they mention each other but who funds MESA and why? What does MESA provide AMP-OHIO with. It seems as if they have the best of both worlds. Non exposure to the outside and acting as a Quasi government agency. More questions for an uninterested council?
None of this sounds like a good partnership for Painesville Power.
Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Rush Limbaugh moderators for a Republican debate? Hell yes I'd watch that!
posted by terminator1 @ 8:10 AM
6 Comments
6 Comments:
This info is so sad. I guess my next question is what ever became of the windmills that we were building out in Perry?
So, if I understand you correctly, they have a "government agency" that is owned by a private "non-profit" company??
HTH does that work and how is it legal?
Someone sure took care of them.
How is hydro power "free"???
8:32 Something to ask at Mondays council meeting?
8:42 My fingers are burning up the internet about this. I agree makes no sense.
"free" What I meant was with a Hydro plant the fuel water is free. Coal or gas must be purchased.
Term,
8:42 here and I understand what you meant now.
I was thinking along the old lie we were told that power from nukes would be so cheap that there would be no need to meter it.
Term. I donot know what you expect the current members to do. The contract was approved before they took office and they and the city are stuck with it . What do you except them to doooo file a suit which would be Against the city and all others in the contract. Default on the payments, or what...
10:01 I will treat this question if asked by a city council person.
First learn as much as you can about these deals. If by my estimates these deals have cost the city well over 5 million dollars in costs that Painesville didn't need, Meigs County, PSEC ask yourself why are we here? Then send that letter to the Ohio Attorney General believe me there will be no harm. Let other communities in Ohio know you sent the letter. Cleveland, Galion, Bowling Green and ask them to also send the letter on their own behalf's. Now send a letter to AMP-OHIO telling them you are in the process of finding a new electric "partner" and mean it. Next if you are I don't know providing cover for past council people or administrators no longer provide this cover. I believe this is the main reason some of you don't want to get involved with this. Also AMP-OHIO can pick cities off one by one in your complaint but what if four or five join together?
As a council you could file a lawsuit as to how that council was duped into this false deal. The publicity alone would be worth the filing. Now as a resident watching your action or nonaction on this matter I would never give you another dime until you attempted something. Anyone can say hey, I wasn't here then and we took a gamble and lost? Default on the payments interesting put them in escrow and let AMP-OHIO explain why they deserved to be paid. More publicity. Attending last nights town hall I was amazed by the number of people who didn't even know this was going on. Council better hope more don't find out.
I guess it comes down to when are you going to put the residents first in front of friends and the administration who presently feel no problem with the whole situation. JUST DO IT!
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