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I think the industry is just starting to come to grips with how a world with cheap solar will work, or where every homeowner with a rooftop panel can sell power back to the grid.  Gas utilities fear the same thing that happened to coal: relative to solar power they become uneconomic.  The problem of course is that solar (and wind) aren't necessarily there when and where you need them, and storage technology is way lagging.  I would envision a world where there is a governmental mandate to maintain a certain level of potentially uneconomic generation while some degree of prioritization is given to renewables.   The implication is that users will end up required to subsidize redundant generation resources, much as in the old regulated power business model.  It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

 

Well I do agree with you.. It is tough to use renewable sources but if the storage and efficiency factor could be increased these renewable sources are very effective..

How many guys out there using renewable sources..Please share your experience..

I think the industry is just starting to come to grips with how a world with cheap solar will work, or where every homeowner with a rooftop panel can sell power back to the grid.  Gas utilities fear the same thing that happened to coal: relative to solar they become uneconomic.  The problem of course is that solar (and wind) aren't necessarily there when and where you need them, and storage technology is way lagging.  I would envision a world where there is a governmental mandate to maintain a certain level of potentially uneconomic generation while some degree of prioritization is given to renewables.   The implication is that users will end up required to subsidize redundant generation resources, much as in the old regulated power business model.  It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

Well I do agree with you.. It is tough to use renewable sources but if the storage and efficiency factor could be increased these renewable sources are very effective..