“We’re not opposed to renewable energy,” says David Ratcliffe, chief executive officer of Southern Co. “We are opposed to sort of a one-size-fits-all federal mandate that would be very difficult for us to achieve with any economic sense.”

What’s wrong with that? The only reason that the power companies aren’t adopting these technologies is because they’re inferior, period.

This was entertaining:

“The legislation pits the utilities and oil companies against wind and solar-electricity producers, as well as venture-capital firms such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where former Vice President Al Gore is a partner. Those firms have made billions of dollars in clean-energy-technology investments, which would pay off if the bill becomes law.”

This is a bad thing? It’s a stupid law.

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Bloomberg News.

One need do no more that consider the source.

It doesn’t sense for the companies, but if they let the customers resell their excess solar and wind power back at competitive rates, we could ramp up production, cut pollution and reduce the end users monthly bill or generate them a profit. Where’s the TV ads for my installation rebate Arnold? Wasted Sun on California.