Comments on: Small-Town Solar Revolution Has Created Jobs Galore & Driven Down Price of Power in Germany

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:32:00 +0000

Actually it isn’t a problem. When you scale out a solution you eliminate the intermittent nature of a technology like solar or wind. Germany has proven this point and changed the perception of experts who use to think that way. Now they are realizing that base load can be achieved with a grid of people supplying solar power. Look for an article titled, “Last week 50% of Germany ran on solar power.” Get the facts and stop pushing inaccurate info from 10 years ago.

By: Karen Kinsey

Karen Kinsey — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:09:00 +0000

Please give us specific information (or point to where it has been noted before) on what companies are in the private sector for adding solar power in the mountain west, specifically for me Four Corners area…and any other alternative private power companies. Thank you!!!

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:01:00 +0000

I sure would like to see you back up your claims with some facts.

Seems to me you’re just making stuff up.

How about starting with how Germany in scaling up nuclear?

Then, perhaps some data on Denmark scaling up power plants?

By: Parichag

Parichag — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:39:00 +0000

I wonder if the jobs created are at the cost of higher taxes, greate government investment or even the cost to the educational system, who need to train a new industry. We have some technology programs being cancelled because of a lack of interest, even though companies are crying for a trained workforce. The other piece to consider in Germany is the scale up of other power plants like coal/nuclear/hydro. This is the problem in Denmark as the intermittent power production of renewables requires other power plants to scale up. The problem of intermittent power still has not been figured out. Unless the community is totally off the grid, this problem will remain a big problem.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:57:00 +0000

Oh, I love Dresden – beautiful city!

Just live a few hours away — Wroclaw/(Breslau).

& love all the solar panels & wind turbines i see every time i cross the border into Germany

By: Ralf Lippold

Ralf Lippold — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:25:00 +0000

Excellent post – thanks for sharing. Especially as I live in Dresden, Germany, where lots of solar technology is developed and applied it is good to read a different perspective.