$1.5-to-$2 TRILLION FOR ENOUGH ENERGY IN 2030 – BRATTLE GROUP
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Transforming America’s Power Industry: The Investment Challenge 2010-2030
: “The U.S. electric utility industry faces the greatest challenge in its history.”
How’s that for high drama? Grabs the attention, doesn’t it?
But it’s not really news. The point is pretty basic: Demand for electricity is increasing and is not likely to significantly stop increasing for the foreseeable future. And demand for the commodities needed to build new infrastructure to meet electricity demand is increasing, too.
Conclusion: Electricity is likely to get more expensive.
How MUCH more expensive?
The Edison Electric Institute asked the resear...
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How’s that for high drama? Grabs the attention, doesn’t it?
But it’s not really news. The point is pretty basic: Demand for electricity is increasing and is not likely to significantly stop increasing for the foreseeable future. And demand for the commodities needed to build new infrastructure to meet electricity demand is increasing, too.
Conclusion: Electricity is likely to get more expensive.
How MUCH more expensive?
The Edison Electric Institute asked the resear...
FRENCH TO SHINE
Why does a baby seem to grow so fast?
Because it has so much growing to do.
Same with the French solar energy capacity. At present it has 24.5 megawatts of grid-connected solar energy and a quarter of that isn’t on the mainland.
For a progressive nation with lots of sunshine, this is little short of an embarrassment.
France gets 80% of its power from nuclear energy. The nuclear energy industry calls a lot of the shots in the country and the nuclear industry is nowhere in the world famous for its friendliness to New Energy.
Frankly, it must be admitted, the feeling is largely mutual. But nevermind that.
While Germany has the...
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Because it has so much growing to do.
Same with the French solar energy capacity. At present it has 24.5 megawatts of grid-connected solar energy and a quarter of that isn’t on the mainland.
For a progressive nation with lots of sunshine, this is little short of an embarrassment.
France gets 80% of its power from nuclear energy. The nuclear energy industry calls a lot of the shots in the country and the nuclear industry is nowhere in the world famous for its friendliness to New Energy.
Frankly, it must be admitted, the feeling is largely mutual. But nevermind that.
While Germany has the...
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