An interesting analysis of the "vicious cycle" that the utility companies could run into if people start doing more solar. Of course, for the rest of us it would be more of a virtuous cycle.

An interesting analysis of the "vicious cycle" that the utility companies could run into if people start doing more solar. Of course, for the rest of us it would be more of a virtuous cycle.

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http://grist.org/climate-energy/solar-panels-could-destroy-u-s-utilities-according-to-u-s-utilities/

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  1. Lars Clausen16 April 2013 at 06:51

    Indeed, solar panels alone won't do everything. But they can do a lot more than they currently do, especially in sunny US. A study recently found that putting solar panels on all the roofs in New York City could cover the city's entire electricity usage.

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  2. Ulf Adams16 April 2013 at 11:07

    Do you have a reference? I found this, but that includes a couple other items as well, including reducing energy usage:
    http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/12/can-wind-water-and-sunlight-power-new-york-by-2050/

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  3. Lars Clausen16 April 2013 at 13:16

    Hmm, can't find that post right now, all I'm getting is this saying the 2/3 of roofs suitable for solar could cover 50% of power use. Maybe I got confused. http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/25/technology/solar-new-york/index.htm

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