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Los Angeles approves US$3 million FiT programme

The city’s Department of Water and Power will raise US$3 million each year to help the utility develop a pricing plan for residents.

Los Angeles city council has approved a feed-in tariff programme to generate 10MW supplying 10,000 households a year. The city’s Department of Water and Power will raise US$3 million each year through the scheme to help the utility develop a pricing plan for residents. This pilot programme will take effect in the coming months.

The feed-in tariff is separate from its solar incentive programme, which could make it more expensive than generating electricity with fossil fuels, stated DWP general manager Ron Nichols. “We will continue to pursue the most cost-effective sources we can”, he added.

Michael Ester, assistant DWP general manager said the city is facing a state legislative deadline to generate 20% of its power from renewable sources by 2013 and 30% by 2030.

The DWP is planning a series of community workshops to explain how the program will work and how people can apply for it. Information on the workshops will be available at ladwp.com.

Who is qualified to be the next mayor of Los Angeles 2013? Any of the current elected officials at LA City Hall who are running, do not qualify to be the Mayor of LA. Their past poor performance, their contribution to the current state of affairs is reprehensible. They do not deserve to be elected again for any position in LA City Hall and especially to the position of Mayor in LA. I hope and trust that the people of LA are not gullible as the current elected officials presume. It is time for the voters of LA to elect a person who cares about the people of this great city of Los Angeles (a city with a population of about 4 million people and 281 square miles). The current elected officials at city hall have abused their position; they have failed the people of Los Angeles. The current elected officials at LA city hall should get a verbal lynching for their performance. The City of Los Angeles is in its worst condition in this century. The cause of this despicable condition is the product of the current administration. It is time to elect officials who truly care about the people and the city of LA, officials who exercise their elected position for the good of the people of LA, not what is in it for me. When we support current elected officials in their quest to become the Mayor of Los Angeles, we consent to their poor performance and induce them to continue to destroy our city. This is the message we should be giving to people who seek public office. We must change the status quo of business as usual, the current administration have abused their position and trust. Otherwise we as the people of LA pay a heavy price for such negligence.
Posted by YJ Draiman on 2012-04-17 16:35:45

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