As National Solar Power ponders two sites– the Guilford County Prison Farm and the White Street landfill– for a solar farm, I’m at least glad to see commission Chairman Skip Alston ask an important question: Who’s going to buy the power?
Alston said he met with representatives from National Solar Power and suggested the White Street and prison farm sites.
“I have some concerns about the whole thing,” Alston said. “I wouldn’t want to just give them this property, they would need to pay fair market value or lease it at value. And they can’t do that if they don’t have someone to buy their power — Duke Energy or some other company.”
The company has said it has a buyer lined up for the solar energy it will create, but it would not disclose who.
Of course National Solar Power wouldn’t say —that part of the game companies play when they ask for incentives.
Keep in mind the sun doesn’t always shine here in North Carolina, which makes solar power — as JLF’s Daren Bakst puts it—- the widget nobody wants to buy, so the federal gov’t forces you to buy it.
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2011 At 5:14 pm, Abner Doon Said:
Justin Catanoso at The Business Journal: “Question on solar farm: Is the project worth it?”
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/justin-catanoso-at-business-journ…
Dan Lynch, Richard Beard, Crony Capitalism, “Incentives” and Taxpayer Money
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/dan-lynch-richard-beard-crony.htm…
“National Solar Power’s criteria in selecting its community partner for the new solar farm location includes:”
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/national-solar-powers-criteria-in…
So National Solar Power won’t really have anything to do with the Solar Farm, other than a slice of the profits?
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/so-national-solar-power-wont-real…
Why did National Solar Power only raise $300,000 of a $3,700,000 offering in May, 2011, and why did the company execs want to pocket $1,000,000?
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/why-did-national-solar-power-only…
Is the Solar farm deal now looking at 40 acre lots, instead of 200?
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/is-solar-farm-deal-now-looking-at…
“GSO City Council to consider business proposal next week”
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/gso-city-council-to-consider-busi…
Tom Terrell on the Solar Farm Deal: Are Skip Alston and Dan Lynch getting rolled by out of town carpetbaggers on the Solar Farm?
http://triadwatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/tom-terrell-on-solar-farm-deal-ar…