Kris Tuttle

Renewable Energy Cost Curves: 1980-2020

I'm not sure I get the value in adding alternative energy systems to places that are firmly on the electrical grid unless it can be shown to be a major cost savings. This is certainly not close to being the case without subsidy payments from the government and even then I question whether individual consumers will really want to be in the energy generation business versus the utility.

Average consumers can probably get far more from improved energy management and conservation than making capital investments in energy generation technologies.