Letters May 24, 2013

Robbing Peter to pay Paul

To the editor

For the record, I opt in for the city of Fort Collins’ wind-energy program, raising the electric portion of both our business and home utility bills 10 percent to 15 percent each month. That is a personal decision that does not affect my neighbors’ pocket books.

The editorial published May 10-23, Hick: Sign bill on rural renewables, contains certain logical missteps. By requiring energy providers to increase electricity from renewable sources, argues the editorial, we will be creating jobs in the renewable energy fields. Well, OK, but we will also be decreasing jobs in existing…