The world is at an undeniable crossroad. Projections show
three to four times more electrical power could be required over the next 50
years to support continued growth in population and economic output. Clean,
renewable sources are the answer. "Unlike other major energy transitions,
such as wood-to-coal and coal-to-oil, moving from oil to alternatives will be
forced and rapid," writes Charles Cresson Wood, President of
Post-Petroleum Transportation, a consulting firm.
The Cost of Conventional Energy
In the last six years, uranium prices have moved from $7 a
pound to $80 a pound. Coal has moved from $22 a ton delivered at the plant to
$55 a ton, and natural gas has gone from $2 per million BTUs to $12 per million
BTUs. Oil went from $20 a barrel to $145 a barrel.
As these dirty hybrid solar
inverter energy
resources become more costly, so follows the delivered price of electricity
jumping by 70 percent in the last six years in New Jersey and many other
states. All analysts expect continued increases in electricity costs.
Americans Want Solar
94% of Americans say it's important for the U.S. to develop
and use solar power inverter. 72% favor extension of Federal tax credits for renewable
technologies, and 77% of Americans want the government to make solar power
development a national priority, according to the independent polling firm,
Kelton Research, June 10, 2008. "These results are an undeniable signal to
our elected leaders that Americans want job-creating solar power, now,"
said Rhone Resch, President of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
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