RE: Marin Energy Authority..your electrical bill is about to sky rocket

From: "McGlashan, Charles"
Date: January 14, 2010 10:11:58 AM PST

Subject: RE: Marin Energy Authority..your electrical bill is about to sky rocket


This is just wrong. The commitment is to ensure that the generation cost on everyone’s PG&E bill remains the same (or lower). PG&E controls ¾ of the bill, and the MEA’s future ¼ piece will remain at or below the PG&E cost, at least for the entire first year.

The other questions you raise can be analyzed on the MEA website: http://www.marinenergyauthority.org/


Charles McGlashan
Supervisor, County of Marin
Chair, Marin Energy Authority
Chair, SMART
3501 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
415-499-7331


From: charlessands@aol.com [mailto:charlessands@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 5:22 PM
To: McGlashan, Charles
Sent: Wed, Jan 13, 2010 5:19 pm
Subject: Marin Energy Authority..your electrical bill is about to sky rocket

Letter to the IJ Editor:

MARIN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS A DEMOCRACTIC OR AN AUTORITARIN KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR YOU AND NO THANKS WE’LL DECIDE YOUR DESTINY.

Who is Marin Energy Authority (MEA) An authority created by the Marin County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to supply ”green” power to PG&E MEA buys from “green” electrical power generators. Why do we need a “MEA middle man” between PG&E and electrical power generating and transmission companies? No answer from the BOS.
How much will it costs us per kilowatt hour? No information from the BOS. Some predict as little as 5000 +/- / year. President Obama predicted that “green” power cost would be astronomical. Why can’t PG&E buy “green” electrical power from the same “green” electrical power generator that would supply MEA. No answer from the BOS.
How much will be MEA administrative costs to buy and sell “green” power” to PG&E.
No answer from the BOS. Why is the BOS getting involved in how power is supplied to PGE. No answer from the BOS. Who are other competitors to MEA? No answer from the BOS. WHAT CLAUSE IN THE U.S. of A. OR CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION GIVES THE BOS AND MEA TO SIGN YOU OR ME UP TO BE SUPPLIED BY MEA UNLESS WE OPT OUT AFTER WE ARE SIGNED UP? II DEMAND THAT THIS ISSUE BE PUT AS REFERENDUM ON THE BALLOT IN NOVERMER SO YOU AND I CAN VOTE TO DECIDE OUR OWN DESTINY.Have the BOS lost their under standing of the 0democratic process? Has your supervisor discussed adding a “middle man’ between PG&E and their power suppliers? Mine hasn’t. And if he did I’d listen and ask answer the above questions and I might consider it. But first tell me if MEA is a “start-up” authority how much will Marin County Tax payers have to pay in increased taxes ? Where are the
“green” electrical power suppliers and can they guarantee a supply of uninterrupted quantity supply of “green” power? I’m not aware of any green” electrical power suppliers and can they guarantee an uninterrupted supply of “green” power

Charles D, Sands