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Half-Century Man

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10. Seen Europe lately?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sun May 5, 2013, 12:05 PM

May 2013

The landscape is dotted with millions of solar panels and wind turbines on homes. South America, Africa and Asia have large numbers of passive household energy generation devices. Have to wonder why a phenomenon so prevalent globally, is conspicuous in it's absence here.

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"irreparable damages to revenues/growth prospects of utilities?" I may fuckin' cry; but probably not [View all] kpete May 2013 OP

The 'backup' grid will then become very, very expensive to use... Ruby the Liberal May 2013 #1

Yeah dude, Turbineguy May 2013 #2

Oh, Boo Hoo! supernova May 2013 #3

Help the Solar industry, Damage Electitic Utlitlies Buy Solar Stocks Katashi_itto May 2013 #4

I bet the kerosene lamp people were upset with the light bulb too. hobbit709 May 2013 #5

But if solar users are dependent upon the grid Yo_Mama May 2013 #6

horse carriage maker decries newfangled "automobile" elehhhhna May 2013 #7

Public utilities should be publicly owned. MineralMan May 2013 #8

screw duke energy onethatcares May 2013 #9

Seen Europe lately? Half-Century Man May 2013 #10

GOOD! silverweb May 2013 #11

That is the same reason WHY we do't have a Publicly Owned National Health Insurance Program... bvar22 May 2013 #12