Renewable Energy Mandate : A progressive Tool for Control

The renewable energy mandate is just a tool used by the progressive socialist democrats for control of outcomes. What better way then by forcing the population to live like they are told then by controlling their collective access to energy.

They already destroyed the American health care system by forcing ObamaCare on the population which controls one sixth of the entire economy.

That the mandate for renewables will increase cost on everything that the population needs to survive is not lost on the socialist democrat. After all, the ideology is of the progressive socialist is that everyone must become like everyo0ne else, limited to what options that are available to the people to gain prosperity that is defined by the all powerful central government.

Again, I have stated the basic element of the progressive socialist ideology on many other occasions but here goes again, 'each according to ones needs and each according to one abilities'. If you haven't heard this before and the countries that used this very ideology, get busy and find out who and where it was used and how it failed.

Getting Rid of Renewable Energy Mandate Would Benefit Consumers
Source: "Why Ending the Renewable Energy Mandate Is Good for Ohio Families and the Economy," Buckeye Institute, January 29, 2015.

February 2, 2015

The Buckeye Institute has a new report on the negative impact of its renewable energy mandate. While the report is specific to Ohio, the principles it articulates apply to any renewable energy policy.

In 2008, the state of Ohio mandated that electric utilities get 12.5 percent of their electricity supply from renewable sources by 2024, with half of that generation from companies in Ohio and 0.5 percent from solar power. It also required a 22 percent reduction in energy use by 2025.

In 2014, the state backtracked on its 2008 mandate, pushing deadlines back by two years and doing away with the requirement that electricity come from Ohio-based companies. This bill has been criticized by groups who contend Ohio's economy and renewable energy industry will be hurt by the bill.

Not so, says the Buckeye Institute:

• The 2008 bill did nothing more than require Ohio residents to purchase unwanted, expensive electricity. Consumers did not benefit from the law -- renewable energy companies did.
• Even if the 2014 bill cuts back on investment in the renewables sector, those funds will shift into more efficient industries that can grow and develop based on market principles, not government mandates. More investment in productive industry means more jobs and growth.  
• If renewable energy companies move to other states, it's because other states are better suited to renewable energy production -- meaning lower costs for consumers who use renewable energy.
• Getting rid of renewable energy standards will reduce costs for Ohio residents, because mandating the use of inefficient, renewable fuels sends electricity prices up. The report notes that this has the largest impact on poor households, who spend more of their income on electricity.
• Businesses also pay electricity costs, so reducing their energy bills will free up money for new jobs and can allow them to lower prices.

Without government involvement, businesses are forced to compete based on the value of their products. Getting rid of the renewable energy mandate, says the Buckeye Institute, will allow the most efficient companies to thrive, creating value for Ohio consumers.