Pasadena 100 wants the City to move to all-renewable energy by 2035 (Photo by SH) I just filled out a survey for Pasadena Water and Power. There is one question that is so open-ended that I was able to type in “Don’t sign any more long-term fossil fuel contracts!”
To me, this survey feels like a gift from heaven because the Transition Pasadena project called “Pasadena 100” is all about getting the City to stop signing long-term fossil fuel contracts.
Long-term fossil fuel contracts are the norm right now; a 40-year contract is not unusual. But these are unusual times. With fossil fuel consumption damaging the planet and the price of alternative energy falling rapidly, it makes financial sense to keep our options open. Short-term fossil fuel contracts will allow us to switch to alternative energy as it becomes cheaper than fossil fuel. The year 2035 is a conservative estimate for when alternatives will be the cheaper option. That’s only 17 years away.
So let’s get Pasadena on board! No more long-term fossil fuel contracts!
You too can fill out the survey. And you can tell others to as well.
The website for PWP's Customer Satisfaction Survey is http://PWPweb.com/Feedback. The open-ended question is number eight. It says, “Do you have any thoughts on how PWP can improve?”
Well, yes, YES, I do: “Don’t sign any more long-term fossil fuel contracts!” And thank you for asking!
—Sylvia Holmes
To me, this survey feels like a gift from heaven because the Transition Pasadena project called “Pasadena 100” is all about getting the City to stop signing long-term fossil fuel contracts.
Long-term fossil fuel contracts are the norm right now; a 40-year contract is not unusual. But these are unusual times. With fossil fuel consumption damaging the planet and the price of alternative energy falling rapidly, it makes financial sense to keep our options open. Short-term fossil fuel contracts will allow us to switch to alternative energy as it becomes cheaper than fossil fuel. The year 2035 is a conservative estimate for when alternatives will be the cheaper option. That’s only 17 years away.
So let’s get Pasadena on board! No more long-term fossil fuel contracts!
You too can fill out the survey. And you can tell others to as well.
The website for PWP's Customer Satisfaction Survey is http://PWPweb.com/Feedback. The open-ended question is number eight. It says, “Do you have any thoughts on how PWP can improve?”
Well, yes, YES, I do: “Don’t sign any more long-term fossil fuel contracts!” And thank you for asking!
—Sylvia Holmes
