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Three stories of solar energy domination: Which outcome would YOU prefer?

Posted on 13 July 2016 by ecoquant

(Updated, 2016-07-14) See Shayle Kann’s great piece at GreenTech media. The choices: “Version one: Aimless transformation” “Version two: The balkanized grid” “Version three: Embracing the transformation” In addition to solar PV, wind energy of all forms (especially underutilized local wind … Continue reading →

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