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Arrogant and incompetent
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Posted on Sep 03 2008
Those are the only terms I can think of to sufficiently describe CUC’s (Manny B. Sablan) statement of yesterday that it was “canceling efforts to obtain renewable energy sources for the NMI.” By law, the so-called “Green Law,” passed by the Legislature two years ago, CUC is supposed to install 10 percent “renewable” energy sources by Dec. 31 of this year and double it every two years up to 80 percent by 2014.
I’ve been saying all along that such a schedule would be impossible for any utility to follow, but for CUC to simply say, as if it were some omnipotent entity not subject to the law of the land, that they just were not going to do it—in fact, do any of it—is beyond belief.
To think that the basis of such a statement, apparently by Mr. Manny B. Sablan, was that “RFP’s for renewable energy plans were flawed” is hard to swallow. And he goes even further to state that “there are no further plans to re-issue the RFPs.” Just what does that mean?
Could it be that CUC has taken the stance that it will do what it wants—and only what it wants? So what if the issuance of a proper RFP is difficult or time-consuming? That’s part of your job! I believe that the development of proper renewable or alternate energy sources should be a major point of emphasis at CUC, not simply thrown away like so much garbage just because there is so much incompetence in CUC that no- one has been able to even write a proper and acceptable RFP.
And what does CUC have to say about the other parts of the “Green Law?” Specifically, what about “net-metering?” Are you going to just throw that away, too? Looks like it, since you haven’t even taken the first basic steps yet—after two years and well beyond the mandated deadline! This is so simple. As said on TV: “Even a cave-man could do it.” Net-metering requirements, application forms, contracts and everything else needed are readily available on the Internet, in generic format, ready to adapt to the NMI. But it now appears that CUC just doesn’t want to do anything for the people, even when mandated by law.
That’s nothing short of arrogant and incompetent.
[B]Dr. Thomas D. Arkle Jr.[/B] [I]San Jose, Tinian[/I]
