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ENERGY
TAX DOLLARS
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Our government is
the single largest user of energy in the U.S., spending more
than $12 billion annually.
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65% of DOE budget
has been on nuclear energy since 1957, only 10% of electricity
is supplied by nuclear power plants.
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Within this
decade, more than 1/2 of the nuclear power plants in this
country will reach expiration age and be decommissioned.
Estimated cost for each plant is $2 billion.
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Costs of storing,
transporting and disposing of nuclear waste ($?) YOUR tax
dollars.
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5 national
laboratories did 3 years of research work that shows the
government could reduce its energy consumption one fifth at no
additional cost to taxpayers. Investment in efficiency paid for
by savings.
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THE FREE MARKET
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The First National Bank Plaza spent $400,000 for
energy efficient lighting; annual savings = $500.000.
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Westin Hotel in San Francisco spent $75,000 on energy
efficient lighting; annual savings = $85,000.
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Verizon spent $25 million on an energy efficiency
retrofit and saved $100 million over the last three years.
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The
Ford Motor Plant in Chicago Heights spent $840,000
for a solar wall which offsets heating costs; first year savings
were $350,000; following year (with more insulation) savings =
$375,000
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The
wind turbines currently operating in California produce enough
electricity to power more than the number of homes in San
Francisco
and are not federally subsidized.
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Bigelow, a Chicago-based home builder, has built more
than 1,000 homes in the Chicago area with no furnaces; annual
heating bills are $200.
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