From the Austin [TX] American-Statesman, "For the past decade, Austin's ambition to become the world's clean-energy capital has been best exemplified by one effort: GreenChoice, a program that sells electricity generated entirely from renewable sources such as wind.
Now the nationally renowned program is struggling to find buyers — the latest allotment is 99 percent unsold after seven months on the market — and Austin Energy is looking for ways to bring down the rising costs."
Instapundit comments: "See, environmentalism is mostly about posturing — it’s not actually about sacrificing."
How many members of the city council who voted for the GreenChoice program actually participate?
AFTERTHOUGHT:
I am astounded that liberals fail to understand that subsidizing green energy - wind and solar - is entirely self-defeating. While it's true that subsidies increase consumption, they do not - repeat, not - cut costs. Moreover, with a subsidy, there is absolutely no incentive for a manufacturer to reduce cost or improve efficiency in order to remain competitive.
All the city of Austin is achieving with its GreenChoice program is to delaying the time before solar and wind power become competitive.
