The “compressed foresight” of deterministic sustainability thinkers
Consider these contrasting perspectives. Giles Parkinson in http://reneweconomy.com.au writes: “Solar and storage means “game over” for traditional utilities” (note: that’s the intentionally dramatic headline). He quotes Jon Wellinghoff, the chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) who stated: “Once it is more cost-effective to build solar with storage than to build a combustion turbine or … [Read more…]