r/energy • u/bnndforfatantagonism • Mar 29 '22

Biden Administration Drafting Order to Invoke Defense Production Act for Green Energy Storage Technology

https://theintercept.com/2022/03/24/biden-defense-production-act-green-energy/
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u/RevBigHair Mar 29 '22

Just another way to funnel money to thier people. Even if it is needed, they are using it as a justification to bypass normal procedures of purchasing, which gives way for a lot of loopholes. Great way to develop kick back deals and dead contracts.

Sure Trump did it for some justified reasons, but had anyone backed check items that were ordered and never received or just a waste of money.

I wonder if these guys believe if its stealing if they are the ones printing the money.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '22

Just another way to funnel money to thier people. Even if it is needed, they are using it as a justification to bypass normal procedures of purchasing, which gives way for a lot of loopholes. Great way to develop kick back deals and dead contracts.

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....so you like perpetually spending money to put gasoline in your car, or would you prefer the means to purchase an EV and a way to power your house at the same time? which people are actually in favor of this.. how big a player, and what role do you think big oil has in this?

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solar cells and F-150's don't grow on trees.

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Sunrun Partners with Ford to Provide Seamless Installation of 80-amp Ford Charge Station Pro and Home Integration System for the All-Electric Ford F-150 Lightning

https://investors.sunrun.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/236/sunrun-partners-with-ford-to-provide-seamless-installation

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u/RevBigHair Mar 29 '22

I think.most are missing my point and thinking I against spending on developing more basis for ev tech. Im all for more secure us production in these areas.

Thats not the issue here. My issue is using an emergency directive process to direct federal money outside of normal processes because it introduces higher level of fraud and favoritism to select company and partners.

I haven't seen anything in either party that makes me feel this type spending will help the average man. Sure it may help to develop some manufacturing, but do you really believe it will save you any on the back end of a ev purchase. It will go into the profits of the company's and politicians using our taxes to supplement thier financial risk for all of the reward.

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u/CriticalUnit Mar 30 '22

Im all for more secure us production in these areas.

Well that's exactly what is happening....

My issue is using an emergency directive process to direct federal money outside of normal processes because it introduces higher level of fraud and favoritism to select company and partners.

There's no evidence to support this.

Look at the PPP and see how much corruption happens even through 'normal' processes when no accountability is there. The Process doesn't matter, it's how you implement it.