This week concludes my research on the outrageous rate increases on all-electric buildings. First, I discovered some unsettling findings about Midwest Generation, one of the prominent suppliers of power in Illinois. I follow this with reasons why the huge rate increase imposed on consumers in all-electric buildings is not only unfair but makes little economic sense. And then there occurred during the past week some very modest progress in rolling back the electrical rate increases.

Broken Promises

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Jane Fulton Alt, fine art photographer, expresses her photographs as a poet writes poetry, with a captivating sense of artistry, fluidity, and grace.

Chiapas Series. Courtesy of the Artist.

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Anna Joelsdottir, who took part in Looptopia’s celebration at Macy’s Friday night, worked on a stick installation from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. in one of the windows.

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In last week's blog, I called for a freeze of electric rates because competition, necessary for establishing electric rates that are fair to the public, does not seem to exist. The bygone era of monopolistic control and price setting exists once again.

Electricity Charges Up by 70%-80%

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(This interview is a continuation of Interview with Suresh Donthu, Joel Henzie, and Cris Orfescu: Science As Art.)

Nano Fireball, Digital Painting & Manipulation of SEM Scan of Nanosculpture
Created by Hydrolizing Titanium Organometallic Compound
– Courtesy of Cris Orfescu

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