Electricity generation started as a de-centralized business. Many large factories had their own power plants. Then utility companies took over the generating business because of the economies of scale they were able to leverage with bigger, more efficient operations.
I definitely see a place for de-centralized power production, but I don't think it will ever replace the economies of scale that big power producers are able to create. Maybe if someone invents the Mr. Fusion, but until then, big power plants are a central part of the solution. On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Judah McAuley <ju...@wiredotter.com>wrote: > > > I think you are focusing too much on centralized, large scale power > production. That's been the way of the past but I don't think it is > the way of the future. Decentralized power production through wind, > solar, biomass, wave energy and, yes, potentially nuclear power > presents far great benefits for our society I think. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:283344 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
