http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/04/community-ownership-of-renewable-energy-in-turkey-where-to-start-and-how-to-move-forward/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 12:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/04/community-ownership-of-renewable-energy-in-turkey-where-to-start-and-how-to-move-forward/#comment-180046 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 01:49:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56038#comment-180046 Cooperatives are not a good form for risk-taking. Silicon Valley startups should be and are funded by rich people who can afford to take a hit if the venture fails, as it probably will. Electricity on the other hand is a staple good, like bread, only more so – there´s no equivalent of Marie Antoinette´s proverbial cake option. Using established technologies, the technological and commercial risk is low. There are social and political advantages in cooperative and community ownership, as JS Mill recognized. So yes, let´s support renewable energy coops.

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