Solar going mainstream — for the realz this time

Solar power is going mainstream! So they have said, anyway, for about 30 years now.

This time, however, there are good reasons to believe the hype. As Adam keeps reminding us, solar is incredibly popular — huge majorities favor it, and favor gov’t incentives to support it. Prices have been falling for years, orders are up, politicians on both sides of the aisle sing its praises, and the California Solar Initiative promises to kickstart economies of scale.

All of this good news is summarized in an Austin American-Statesman piece that has me downright … what’s the word? … opti… optim… [cough] hopeful.

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