Solar panels could destroy U.S. utilities, according to U.S. utilities

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80. That's great - but you'd be fucked if the utilities went away, wouldn't you?

After all, your refrigerator still runs at night. And maybe you watch movies at night on your television. Meanwhile, the utilities have invested a lot of money in the natural gas peaking plants that smooth out the power from your panels (and everyone else's). They've invested that money based on the fact that they'll be able to sell a minimal amount of gas - enough to pay their employees, and their employees' health benefits, etc. while providing 24/7 power.

So when renewables flood the grid with energy, and they do sometimes, those plants don't make a dime - in fact they lose money. I'm not going to back up natural gas or fracking, far from it. But to think your power is "carbon-free" is a joke - you'll be dependent on fossil fuels for the life of your panels.