Renewable Energy Grows Up

My new view, to put it in a nutshell, is that there has been a tendency for renewable energy power generation plants to become larger and to move from the expensive edges to the wholesale center of the grid. The massive wind turbines that today play a significant role in generating centralized power are the descendants of small windmills in off-grid locations. Solar cells, which got their start in extra-expensive extra-terrestrial applications, are today moving from residential rooftops at the grid’s retail cost fringes to larger installations for industrial purchasers of electricity.

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