Re[2]: [at-l] majority of Americans want more wilderness

[Bob C." <ellen@xxxxxxxxxx (Bob C.)]

>Thomas R. Casten =96 President & CEO Trigen Energy Corporation in a paper
>decrying what he thinks are foolish government regulations of the utility
>industry writes:

"These plants ... are  built  with enough quality construction to run as
designed for 50 years but the  design  only achieves 30-35% efficiency and =
is
very polluting. New plants, based  on today=92s technology achieve 55% effi=
ciency
and cut emissions by 90-95%. Even  though both carbon dioxide and cost coul=
d be
cut in half by systematically replacing  the old and inefficient generating
plants, the regulatory commissions do  not  force the  utilities  to  consi=
der
early retirement of plants the same regulatory commission has earlier
approved...."

Weary