Over 1,000 people from all over the City testified in writing or in person to oppose PGE's plans. City staff opposed the project, citing 16 different ways it violated zoning codes. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife weighed in on the damage that the project would do, as did the West Mulnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. Non-neighborhood groups such as the Coalition to Protect Forest Park, the Bird Alliance, and the Sierra Club all worked hard to oppose PGE's proposal.
This wasn't a NIMBY issue. This was a science issue.
One of the most affluent neighborhoods in Portland gets their way. Not surprising. I hope PGE figures out a way to creatively make electricity extremely expensive for Forest Park neighborhood residents. Such as surcharge allowing them to be charged "demand charge" (which charges a set monthly kW fee for the peak flow rate used by each account, as done to business accounts.
How does "demand charge" work? You use 10 gallons of water either way between using water for ten minutes at 1 gallon per minute, or for one minute at 10 gallons per minute. But, it takes a larger pipe, larger pump, etc for the latter. You pay for the 10 gallons whichever way, but but in addition, you will pay the facility capacity for the maximum flow rate used by the account each month. They already do this in some places.
Over 1,000 people from all over the City testified in writing or in person to oppose PGE's plans. City staff opposed the project, citing 16 different ways it violated zoning codes. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife weighed in on the damage that the project would do, as did the West Mulnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. Non-neighborhood groups such as the Coalition to Protect Forest Park, the Bird Alliance, and the Sierra Club all worked hard to oppose PGE's proposal.
This wasn't a NIMBY issue. This was a science issue.
So are the neighbors of the neighborhood association going to stop using electricity? How is opposing needed infrastructure gonna solve the problem?
One of the most affluent neighborhoods in Portland gets their way. Not surprising. I hope PGE figures out a way to creatively make electricity extremely expensive for Forest Park neighborhood residents. Such as surcharge allowing them to be charged "demand charge" (which charges a set monthly kW fee for the peak flow rate used by each account, as done to business accounts.
How does "demand charge" work? You use 10 gallons of water either way between using water for ten minutes at 1 gallon per minute, or for one minute at 10 gallons per minute. But, it takes a larger pipe, larger pump, etc for the latter. You pay for the 10 gallons whichever way, but but in addition, you will pay the facility capacity for the maximum flow rate used by the account each month. They already do this in some places.
Cue the inevitable “brown outs”