Calif. utility to retire troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant

[curiousmind]

Wow!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57588196/calif-utility-to-retire-troubled-san-onofre-nuclear-power-plant/

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jun/07/calif-utility-says-it-will-retire-nuclear-plant/

[spdrun]

Yay! Let’s burn more coal. No way the dumb NIMBY mofos will allow construction of a clean, nuclear replacement.

Pretty sad that the French have more balls than American environancies.

[The-Shoveler]

Time to get the solar panels installed and buy a back-up generator.

It will be interesting to see if this has an impact on the north San Diego and San Clemente RE values.

Always thought the plant was kind of holding the region back from developing more business.

Sorry but really who wants to open a Biz or live next to a nuclear plant.

[spdrun]

I’d have no issue with it, assuming the plant was safety run and of modern design. It will be replaced with more coal burnt in states like UT, CO, and AZ.

[The-Shoveler]

I would have to think you are an exception There spdrun.

definitely can tell you’re not from SoCal, Just kidding!!

[spdrun]

Hell, I live about 3 min walk from a (gas/oil) power and steam plant right now 🙂

Anyway, replacing an aging plant with a dirtier one out of sight, out of mind isn’t the solution in my book.

[no_such_reality]

[quote=The-Shoveler]Time to get the solar panels installed and buy a back-up generator.
[/quote]

You need a very expensive battery off-grid arrangement. Otherwise, when the grid is down, it pulls your system down too.

[The-Shoveler]

That’s what the backup generator is for.

Hopefully that will be the exception,

[FlyerInHi]

If camp Pendleton were to close, that would be prime real estate for a new houses and business parks.

[spdrun]

That would also kill a lot of business.

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=FlyerInHi]If camp Pendleton were to close, that would be prime real estate for a new houses and business parks.[/quote]

Yea I have always thought that as well, but it does not look like that is going to happen in my lifetime.

The military seems to be consolidating into that area.

Other bases get closed, camp Pendleton keeps growing (in personal etc…).

[FlyerInHi]

Yea. What is that giant building by the freeway at camp pendleton?

[The-Shoveler]

Actually I had that wrong,

Its going to be a new Naval Hospital

But I had heard something about research labs and offices as well.

[CDMA ENG]

Damnit!

Now I am going to have to pee in my wetsuit to stay warm! Surfing Old Man’s at San O was great with the 10 degree warmer water coming out of the heat exchangers…

😛

Building the last mile of Cellular since 0’10.

CE

[ocrenter]

[quote=no_such_reality][quote=The-Shoveler]Time to get the solar panels installed and buy a back-up generator.
[/quote]

You need a very expensive battery off-grid arrangement. Otherwise, when the grid is down, it pulls your system down too.[/quote]

Did the calculation a few month ago, breakeven for solar panels were still over 10 years, counting gov rebates. The lease schemes all involve pretty high interest rates that they do not want to disclose.

Am I wrong about this? Anyone gotten solar recently?

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