Comments on: German Utilities Fight Solar’s Cost-Cutting Merit Order Effect

By: Zer0Sum

Zer0Sum — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:56:00 +0000

Sounds like the same chain of events that happened to Microsoft as Linux and Open Source has taken hold. Now look at the Moblie OS space… It’s Apple vs Android.

Same will happen with Solar and Renewables. As long as we can stop the Miltary Industrial Complex them from starting WWIII and Australia keeps shipping all it’s coal to China so they can continue producing PV at ever lower costs the transition is inevitable.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:53:00 +0000

Awesome, thanks! I think I have to do a story on this tomorrow.

By: Thomas Gerke

Thomas Gerke — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:44:00 +0000

Today about 12.000 people took to the street in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Mainly employees of the PV Industry, but also members of Unions and Enviromental organisations, aswell es political organisations.
Leading opposition politicans & scienticsts spoke about the madness that the government tries to push through.

Meanwhile details from the internal discussions of the MPs of the government parties already officially revoked the Marth 9th date and named April 1st as the new date.

Other details are still open for discussion… if the adjustments are enough to please the critical conservative state governments will be seen a few weeks down the road.
Democracy in Action.

I am abit hopeful that the worst can be averted and the energy revolution (in it’s people driven form) can prevail & broaden its base here.

The biggest Electricity producers/gas&coal dealers of the world not having any significant marketshare in the energy system of the future, definatly has a hell lot of influence over the federal governments decision process.Scarry shit.

1. one year of special interest driven PR-campaigns
2. an arbitrary limit presented by politicans
3. a rapid political action against the Renewable Energy Act as a reaction to a manufactured crisis

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:43:00 +0000

Thanks for the note!

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