[PrairieMule]

I think folks that move to the Midwest will be in for a surprise. Although the Midwest has more affordable housing, it goes hand in hand with lower paying jobs, less opportunity, and higher state taxes. I found this true as a Dallas transplant from Oklahoma.

Bottom line when it comes to peak oil, taxes, energy, food, work, or lifestyle- no one place is perfect. Any move you make is just a trade off of old problems for new ones. Plan accordingly...

[MonteQuest]

Just outside of Phoenix is the largest nuke plant, Palo Verde. Also, Arizona is self-sufficient in coal to fire it's powerplants.

Arizona is also the first state to require public utilities to generate a portion of their electricity through renewable sources.

In terms of hydro power, we have a lot.

SRP (Salt River Project) operates several dams along the Salt River and the canal system that produce electricity:

Roosevelt Dam
Horse Mesa Dam
Mormon Flat Dam
Stewart Mountain Dam
Blue Ridge Dam

Crosscut Hydroelectric Plant: It is located on a 116-foot drop in the Crosscut Canal. It began commercial operation in late 1915, has a generating capability of three megawatts (MW).

South Consolidated Hydroelectric Unit: Constructed in 1981, it is located on a 35-foot drop in the South Canal. Its generating capacity is 1.4 MW.
Arizona Falls: Our newest hydroelectric facility located on the Arizona Canal uses SRP water to generate clean electricity, up to 750 kWh.
Through contract power purchases, SRP also receives power from these hydroelectric sources:

Hoover Dam: 79 MW via the Arizona Power Authority
Glen Canyon Dam: 100 MW (less during winter months) via the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Storage Project.
Parker Dam and Davis Dam: 31.7 MW total (less during winter months).

The issue will be cost.

[cube]

U.S. Economy: November New Home Sales, Equipment Orders Fall

I think this sums it up pretty well
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Americans bought fewer new homes than expected in November and businesses trimmed orders for most types of equipment, suggesting two areas of strength in the U.S. economy are wavering.

Purchases of new homes fell 11.3 percent, the biggest drop in almost 12 years,

[hotsacks]

I'm betting it's a trend.
In October '04,I had 4 homes booked for building in 2005. As of this date,I have:0.
I'm not a doomer but I am rejoicing.
Maybe I need help.

[Zorlag]

Now we will see whether bubble is really bursting and if so where does money flood next. Gold? Stocks? Somewhere else? Could be a wild ride. I feel sorry for those caught in the mania and multi-apartment trap with lots of loan interest to pay.

[stealthpot]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Zorlag', 'N')ow we will see whether bubble is really bursting and if so where does money flood next. Gold? Stocks? Somewhere else? Could be a wild ride. I feel sorry for those caught in the mania and multi-apartment trap with lots of loan interest to pay.

[jaws]

Obviously falling new home sales is going to result in industrial contraction. Home building was the only growth industry left in America.

[hotsacks]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jaws', 'O')bviously falling new home sales is going to result in industrial contraction. Home building was the only growth industry left in America.

[cube]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jaws', 'O')bviously falling new home sales is going to result in industrial contraction. Home building was the only growth industry left in America.

[lakeweb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Zorlag', 'N')ow we will see whether bubble is really bursting and if so where does money flood next...

[Zorlag]

You´re right since "money" in this case is what it is... paper wealth. Will Feds try flooding market with liquidity or what will happen? They are not going to report M3 figures anymore. I´ll be watching this one very closely...

[mattduke]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Zorlag', 'W')ill Feds try flooding market with liquidity or what will happen?

[JustinFrankl]

But aside from paper wealth, there does exist wealth that is backed by material resources. I'm guessing most of this wealth are in the hands of the upper class. I smell a revolution. Eviscerate the proletariat!

[Cynus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jaws', ' ')Anybody want to guess who's going to be the scapegoat when this bubble pops?

[mekrob]

Not to burst any of your bubbles, but the housing market is usually slow in the winter. Although a 10 percent drop is pretty heavy, it does not mean that a trend will develop. This is barring any future rises in energy costs which are not likely to happen (damnit, can't show sarcasm)

[joewp]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mekrob', 'N')ot to burst any of your bubbles, but the housing market is usually slow in the winter. Although a 10 percent drop is pretty heavy, it does not mean that a trend will develop. This is barring any future rises in energy costs which are not likely to happen (damnit, can't show sarcasm)

[Daryl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('stealthpot', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Zorlag', 'N')ow we will see whether bubble is really bursting and if so where does money flood next. Gold? Stocks? Somewhere else? Could be a wild ride. I feel sorry for those caught in the mania and multi-apartment trap with lots of loan interest to pay.

[Cynus]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Daryl', 'I') see you are new around here. 95% of the people on this site want there to be an economic collapse. Even worse, they want there to be a massive population "die-off". Read Montequest's post. He is the main prophet of doom. The rest are just his apostles.

[Euric]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('cube', '[')url=http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000006&sid=ao.snEJm2iL8&refer=home]U.S. Economy: November New Home Sales, Equipment Orders Fall[/url]

I think this sums it up pretty well
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Americans bought fewer new homes than expected in November and businesses trimmed orders for most types of equipment, suggesting two areas of strength in the U.S. economy are wavering.

Purchases of new homes fell 11.3 percent, the biggest drop in almost 12 years,