Comments on: P2P Solar Energy will create a value crisis for the electricity providers

By: Carl Lail

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:41:23 +0000

I hope I will see the time when everyone will have own solar panel at roof. I like idea of solar power because It’s free 😉

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By: 21st Century Spirituality · Hyperstream of 2008-10-31

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:21:36 +0000

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By: solar-cost-solar-homes-solar-panels

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:01:43 +0000

With P2P solar energy, traditional power companies will be pushed into a forced transitional period as they attempt to re-invent themselves. The P2P movement reflects a fundamental component in our global, modern social business structure: Change. If these utilities survive the inevitable fall-out, they will be leaner and meaner, and will have found niche areas in which to remain solvent and relevant. If they don’t, they will become irrelevant and die. It’s really up to them.

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By: Nick

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:23:23 +0000

I work as a mechanical engineer for an electric utility and I’ve been considering the effects of P2P produced power for a while. Right now we are near crisis in terms of transmission and generation availability. Recent environmental rulings have also pushed large amounts of capital into emissions cleanup equipment on the coal units which generate 60% of our electricty. This coupled with the credit crises will take away many options for utilities as they go to choose future generation projects.

This really opens up big doors for the P2P movement to undercut conventional utility produced power. Part of the fundamental problem with utilities right now is the rigid heirarchal structure that large centralized power plants create. Make no mistake we will need the utilities dearly ove rthe next decade to transition but once we do distributed power produced locally will be a quantum leap forward.

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