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24. NRG CEO Crane: Power grid will soon be 'last resort'

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 12:32 PM

Dec 2013

NRG CEO: Power grid will soon be 'last resort'

By Ethan Howland Dec. 11, 2013 |

Dive Brief:
- In a few years, most power will come from distributed sources and the centralized power grid will become a "last resort," according to David Crane, NRG Energy's president and CEO.

- Utility power sales have entered an “inexorable decline,” the "massive excess capacity" needed to meet peak demand "will become unnecessary" and the need for new power plants and transmission infrastructure "will be eliminated," Crane posits.

- Crane says three trends will lead consumers to stop buying power from utilities: cheap rooftop solar, automated conservation and extreme weather.

- But Crane sees a possible compromise between utilities and their customers on solar. Utilities should buy back excess supply that coincides with peak use, instead of offering average power supply costs, Crane said. Solar customers should pay for grid use at night or on cloudy days.

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/nrg-ceo-power-grid-will-soon-be-last-resort/204998/

The South Texas nuclear debacle seems to have had a pretty big impact on NRG's view of the future.

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Denmark continues to drill, pump, and sell North Sea Oil and gas. NNadir Dec 2013 #1

The right-wing spin you promote about Denmark is demolished by the facts in the OP kristopher Dec 2013 #2

The IRONY is really FUNNY!! PamW Dec 2013 #5

I simply called up the Danish Energy Website. NNadir Dec 2013 #9

By comparison, total Danish C02 is less than Nebraska, or less than half that of West Virginia. Iterate Dec 2013 #3

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There's no "Danish grid" PamW Dec 2013 #6

It was metaphor. Iterate Dec 2013 #7

It's hard to tell.. PamW Dec 2013 #8

So it would be wrong to tout the French "grid" as being low carbon also, right? kristopher Dec 2013 #10

THATS a PROOF???????????? PamW Dec 2013 #12

No, it isn't a proof at all. kristopher Dec 2013 #13

Those are great visualization aides. kristopher Dec 2013 #11

If we can get by the disruption for the moment... Iterate Dec 2013 #14

Emission of CO2 from the Danish power and CHP generation fell by 17.3 per cent in 2012 Iterate Dec 2013 #15

Thanks. kristopher Dec 2013 #25

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It's working for them. Maybe you ought to challenge your own assumptions. Iterate Dec 2013 #17

Please rephrase that kristopher Dec 2013 #18

True enough. Iterate Dec 2013 #19

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Every nation needs to find its own solution. Iterate Dec 2013 #21

Postcard from the Future: 122% Wind Power in Denmark kristopher Dec 2013 #22

Validation??? Validation of NOTHING!!! PamW Dec 2013 #23

NRG CEO Crane: Power grid will soon be 'last resort' kristopher Dec 2013 #24