Fees?

Gerry Davis is on vacation this week, possibly spotting next week's article.  In our non-mainstream style,  rather than a letter to the editor we'll share a letter from the editor.

Dear Governor of Oklahoma,

I realize you are a busy woman, so I'll get right to the point.  Charging a fee for those who are smart enough to utilize G-d given solar and wind is out of your jurisdiction and clearly over your head!   How can you charge a fee for something you do not provide?  Charging a fee for using the wind or sun is akin to a rainbow tax!  I realize this is aimed exclusively at those who sell their power back to the power company, but seriously, the power company has to buy power somewhere.   I realize nobody is buying a bucket or box of electricity and I'm not sure I understand the arrangement of buying energy, but it is the claim of the Grid Companies.  Why not buy local?  When I first read the article linked below, the refrain of a song came to mind.  It's a Gaither song.  "I Know the Master of the Wind."

 I know the Master of the wind, I know the Maker of the rain 

He can calm the storm, make the sun shine again,

I know the Master of the wind

This sounds like an open invitation for a dust bowl . . . You, of all states, should know better.

Sincerely,
Eliza

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/16/3427392/oklahoma-fee-solar-wind/