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Bill: Power Grid Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Democratic Alliance
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 3230
Description[?]:
| Reintroduction of a bill that failed to pass. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on energy generation.
Old value:: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Current: Private power stations provide energy for the entire power grid.
Proposed: Small scale private electrical generation is permitted but most energy is generated by a government-owned company.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on the nation's power grid.
Old value:: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Current: Multiple private companies each own and maintain sections of the national power grid.
Proposed: The national grid is fully owned by the state.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Current: The government does not take any position on nuclear power.
Proposed: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 23:06:48, December 17, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Power Grid Reform |
| Message | This not liberalism from the New Liberal Alliance but socialism. Big-government in areas it is not needed. |
| Date | 23:46:13, December 17, 2011 CET | From | Social Democratic Alliance | To | Debating the Power Grid Reform |
| Message | Private power generation means less incentive to take the risk in the short term for long term benefit. The market cannot see beyond short term profit. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 364 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 386 |
| Random fact: Particracy has been running since 2005. Dorvik was Particracy's first nation, the Dorvik Social Democrats the first party and the International Greens the first Party Organisation. |
| Random quote: "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair |