tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post358871889785666583..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: Legislators visit Vernon and are shocked to find economic pain.Meredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-57088790550083651092013-10-30T20:26:05.661-04:002013-10-30T20:26:05.661-04:00Thank you Howard!
I think the Governor went to ...Thank you Howard! <br /><br />I think the Governor went to ISO in order to say: "I tried to get them to put more renewables on the grid!" Vermont has very little power over ISO, both because ISO is supposed to be neutral and also because Vermont is only 4% of ISO's load. A state like Massachusetts is sure to have more clout with them. But the visit was kind of like a photo-op for the Governor, in my opinion.<br /><br />Here's a link to one of the blog post that includes the diagram you mentioned. This is from September 2010. <br /><br />http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2010/09/economics-and-vermont-yankee.html<br /><br />The red line is if Vermont Yankee shuts down...employment quickly drops to 1000 fewer jobs, then slowly goes down to around 1500 fewer jobs, then slowly comes up. (The black line is VY continues to operate.) The blue and green lines are "renewable build-out" scenarios, but unlike "plant operates" or "plant closes"...it takes work, and maybe even faith, to understand the assumptions of the renewable-build-out scenarios. <br /><br />Basically, Vermont Yankee closing will lead to a multi-year job loss of 1000 to 1500 jobs.<br /><br />Meredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-92045118560125407772013-10-30T18:09:26.091-04:002013-10-30T18:09:26.091-04:00Great post!!
Could you show in this comment strea...Great post!!<br /><br />Could you show in this comment stream, or a future blog, the graph of jobs over 20 years from 2012-2032 from the Legislature's official economic report on "with and without" Vermont Yankee? They can't say no one warned them!!<br /><br />Also, the Governor went to ISO recently. Now that VY will shut down and there are wind farms being curtailed, did he decide to learn how the grid works? Or maybe he wants ISO to cover for him?Howard Shaffernoreply@blogger.com