scorpster wrote:

I just received a notice from California Edison that Tier 3, 4 and 5 rates
are increasing AGAIN in the first quarter of 2009. My electric bill is
typically $400 a month. I don't think very many people fall into Tier 1 or
2. Here's what really ****es me off: the electric utilities fail to take
advantage of clean nuclear power. They keep wasting our money on natural
gas, wind power, and all kinds of inefficient "green" ideas but they are
blind to nuclear power. If we had nuclear power we'd only be paying a
fraction of the price and it would be good for the environment!!

To re-iterate the original subject and "examine" the validity of
"scorpster"s lament regarding the lack of nuclear power's positive
influence on the price of electricity in California, be sure to check
out the experience with Rancho Seco at:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...957975,00.html

Pertinent excerpt:

"The Sacramento plant produced only 40% as much electricity as expected,
and its output cost twice as much as that bought on the conventional
market. One result was a doubling of electricity rates. Said Bob
Mulholland, who headed the campaign to close Rancho Seco: 'It's the
first time the debate over a nuclear plant has focused on economics
rather than safety.' "