Comments on: Why we need to bypass electrical utilities if we want to build a low carbon society https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/why-we-need-to-bypass-electrical-utilities-if-we-want-to-build-a-low-carbon-society/2012/04/15 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Tue, 08 May 2012 13:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.14 By: cocreatr https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/why-we-need-to-bypass-electrical-utilities-if-we-want-to-build-a-low-carbon-society/2012/04/15/comment-page-1#comment-491605 Tue, 08 May 2012 13:02:21 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=23335#comment-491605 Yes. Disingenuity and stifling of innovation is why I share this with my personal edge people:

“Competitive industries spend 8-10% on R&D, electric utilities spend 0.15%.”

Earth: The Sequel: The Race to Reinvent Energy and Stop Global Warming by Miriam Horn, Fred Krupp (2009) p. 270

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