SG Preston believes letter from Sierra Club grossly violates public trust
Last Updated on December 4, 2015 by cassnetwork
The recent letter from Ms Perras of the Indiana Sierra Club comes from an organization which has had a long history of consumer environmental advocacy, and arguably is the reason why companies like SG Preston exist; to discover new and safer ways
of
growing
our
economy,
lives
and
industry
in
an
environmentally
conscious
way;
stronger
business,
safer,
cleaner
environments.
That
said,
the
disappointment
of
this
lette
is
Ms
Perras
irresponsibly
playing
on
the
fears historically
associated
with
the
power
industry,
without
responsibly
explaining
the
difference
between
“Baseload
Power”
which
is
power
that
is
available
and used
24
hrs
a
day
(traditionally
by
coal
and
nuclear
and
more
recently
natural
gas),
and
“Intermittent
Power”
which
is
power
that
is
only
available
when
the
sun
shines
long
enough
(solar),
or
the
wind
blows
long
enough
(wind
turbines).
So
the
question
Logansport
residents
should
ask
themselves
is
what
happens
when
this
Intermittent
Power
from
solar
and
wind,
that
Ms
Perras
is
advocating,
is
not
available?
Where
does
the
power
to
run
their
homes
and
businesses
and
farms
come
from?
The
answer,
Baseload
Power,
bought
from
the
grid
system
or
generated
locally,
which
is
generated
primarily
by
coal,
nuclear,
and
natural
gas.
The
SG
Preston
solution
for
Logansport
is
one
of
the
most
advanced
clean
energy
solutions
for
operating
distressed
coal‐fired
power
plants
to
be
introduced
to
the
power
industry
in
over
two
decades.
SG
Preston’s
blend
of
natural
gas,
Renewable
Pellet
and
possibly
coal,
delivers
a
Baseload
Power
at
a
predictable
and
low
cost
to
allow
Logansport
to
maintain
its
jobs
and
to
increase
its
attractiveness
to
businesses
at
an
emissions
level
far
below
their
current
coal‐only
solution.
This
is
cleaner,
safer,
reliable,
lower
cost
power.
SG
Preston
firmly
believes
that
there
does
not
honestly
exist
a
combination
of
Intermittent
Power
(solar
and
wind
–
as
recent
agreements
for
purchase
of
solar
power
in
Indiana
demonstrate
at
a
price
of
22
cents/kWh)
and
Baseload
Power,
whose
power
price
would
be
as
competitive
or
long‐term
predictable
as
the
solution
which
it
has
assembled.
The
letter
goes
on
to
give
an
opinion
on
the
business
points
of
the
transaction
between
the
City
of
Logansport
and
SG
Preston,
the
facts
of
which
are
grossly
inaccurate,
misinformed,
and
deliberately
skewed.
The
parties
that
Ms
Perras
is
advocating
be
allowed
to
present
their
proposals
are
not
new
to
Logansport.
They
have
been
involved
with,
presented
to,
and
for
years,
have
not
been
able
to
deliver
a
solution
to
the
City
that
meets
its
power
price,
job
security,
or
economic
development
needs.
Suggesting
that
after
many
years
of
trying
that
these
groups
now
have
a
low
cost,
clean
energy
answer
is
deceptive
at
best.
Our
recommendation
is
that
Ms
Perras
spend
her
time
supporting
he r
organization’s
mission
of
responsible
innovation
and
advancement
for
an
energy
independent
United
States
and
growth
in
our
small
towns,
and
less
time
on
supporting
misinformed
political
agendas
that
have
nothing
to
do
with
advocating
for
a
cleaner
environment
for
consumers
in
Indiana.
Submitting
a
letter
of
this
nature,
which
plays
on
the
fears
of
the
citizens
of
Logansport
with
incorrect
information
is
far
from
the
mission
of
advocacy
that
the
Sierra
Club
is
reknowned
for,
and
a
gross
violation
of
the
public
trust.
R.
Delbert
LeTang
President &
CEO
SG
Preston
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