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By: River District News » City drops gas rate 5%

River District News » City drops gas rate 5% — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:24:51 +0000

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By: City drops gas rate 5% -- Fan of the Fan

City drops gas rate 5% -- Fan of the Fan — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:24:22 +0000

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By: Church Hill People's News » City drops gas rate 5% - Richmond, Virginia

Church Hill People's News » City drops gas rate 5% - Richmond, Virginia — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:23:38 +0000

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By: Scott Burger

Scott Burger — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:03:04 +0000

Well, I can’t say I think much of CAR these days since it seems like it can be easily sidestepped or overwhelmed by lawyers from deep pocket developers (see recent thread elsewhere).

That said, as long as they not visible from the street or sidewalk on the front of the house, I doubt solar panels would be a problem.

By: Kathryn B

Kathryn B — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:38:28 +0000

Good suggestion, Scott, I’ve been considering solar power. However, I was wondering if there will be an issue with CAR approval if these are proposed as part of a renovation project? For example, would it be considered a roofing material if located on a roof? I have not read up on this in any of the guidelines so am quite ignorant of the process. However, I would expect support of “green” initiatives from the city. Has anyone installed solar panels in a historic area of Richmond?

By: Scott Burger

Scott Burger — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:13:08 +0000

This may sound far-fetched, but I urge Richmond residents to think about the future of their energy supply. Solar (especially thermal solar water heating) makes sense.

Also, at some point we will see natural gas to hydrogen stationary fuel cells (Japan and Germany are implementing now).

An additional benefit of lessening dependence on coal and other fossil fuel, besides less pollution and CO2 emissions, is that commercial train traffic will abate, making room for more, ahem, timely passenger rail.

By: edg

edg — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:47:06 +0000

Natural gas prices are not in sync with petroleum based gas prices. They are apples and oranges.

By: jan from Fulton

jan from Fulton — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:42:09 +0000

Big deal. They should have done it in October to give folks some REAL relief during the winter months. Instead, they pocketed the savings. You watch, they’ll have to have a rate increase in, oh say, October.

By: Bullwinkle

Bullwinkle — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:25:10 +0000

That’s cool. No complaints but this would have been even nicer if it had taken effect when the gas prices went down in the fall – so that we could have enjoyed the lower rate during the cold winter months…. it’ll be warming up soon.

By: Hills and Heights » Cheaper Home Gas Bills - Richmond, Virginia

Hills and Heights » Cheaper Home Gas Bills - Richmond, Virginia — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:48:55 +0000

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