Monday, March 5, 2012

The Walker Budget Is Already Working! Part LXXXI

Part of Scott Walker's budget and agenda is to put a stop to such things as renewable and sustainable alternative energy sources. How else could he repay the mining companies by granting the bill written by the same companies?

Well, as he's claiming to want to create possible jobs, he's destroying actual jobs:

Local businesses making gains in renewable energy might be damaged seriously if the Focus on Energy incentives for customer-sited renewable energy systems aren't reinstated.

Several central Wisconsin-area business owners have appealed to the state Public Service Commission to restore full funding for the renewable energy program that reduces the cost of solar, wind and biomass installations for utility customers.

"We have seen a definite downturn in sales as a result" of the suspension by Focus on Energy on renewable energy incentives, said Josh Stolzenburg, founder and co-owner of North Wind Renewable Energy LLC, based in Stevens Point.

North Wind Renewable Energy designs, sells and installs solar electric and solar thermal systems for homes, businesses and farms throughout central Wisconsin.

[...]

"As more (renewable energy) systems are built, we will rely less on fossil fuels. These systems will help meet the increased energy needs of today and tomorrow. And energy costs will be more stable and consistent across the board," Jozwiak said.

Without the incentives, North Wind's business has decreased to where two employees were laid off, Stolzenburg said.

"We'd like to remain doing the majority of our work in central Wisconsin, but we're looking to other states now," Stolzenburg said, adding that Illinois is more receptive than Wisconsin when it comes to supporting renewable energy solutions.

[...]

Wisconsin had been considered a national leader in the development of renewable energy solutions. This prompted people to invest in businesses that manufactured and sold solar, wind and biomass energy systems, Klein said.

"We're going to lose a lot of businesses that were developed because of the attitude that Wisconsin is supportive of renewables. Unless the political climate changes, this will be destructive to the state's position as a leader in renewables," he said.
In order to curry favor with just one company that donated a boatload to Walker and his cronies, they are willing to destroy an entire industry and chase companies out of the state, leaving an untold number of people without jobs.

It's working, my eye.

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