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02-04-2014, 06:13 PM
If environmentalists get their way and force the United States to adopt European Union-style renewable energy policies, consumers will see their monthly electricity bills increase by 29 percent.
That finding comes from a new study by Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, which found that countries that adopted stringent renewable-energy policies incurred “dramatically higher energy costs.”
While some countries in Europe instituted cap-and-trade and mandated the use of solar, wind and other renewable-energy sources, the U.S. took a less intrusive approach, according to Bryce.
“As a result of this policy difference, there is now a sharp divide between the two economies on electricity prices and emissions reductions,” Bryce said. “Prices are higher in Europe, yet emissions reductions are greater in the U.S.”
http://washingtonexaminer.com/report-electric-bills-to-rise-29-percent-if-environmentalists-get-their-way/article/2543433
That finding comes from a new study by Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, which found that countries that adopted stringent renewable-energy policies incurred “dramatically higher energy costs.”
While some countries in Europe instituted cap-and-trade and mandated the use of solar, wind and other renewable-energy sources, the U.S. took a less intrusive approach, according to Bryce.
“As a result of this policy difference, there is now a sharp divide between the two economies on electricity prices and emissions reductions,” Bryce said. “Prices are higher in Europe, yet emissions reductions are greater in the U.S.”
http://washingtonexaminer.com/report-electric-bills-to-rise-29-percent-if-environmentalists-get-their-way/article/2543433