Power Grid Limits Potential of Renewable Energy

The dirty secret of clean energy is that while generating it is getting easier, moving it to market is not. Full Story »

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by James Jackson - Oct. 1, 2008

The article does a good job explaining the advantages of a national power grid. It isn't as good at explaining the advantages of local control of power grids (Public Utilities Commissions, etc.). Perhaps a good model for a nation power grid would be the Interstate Highway system. Largely it was designed and built by the Feds, but largely leaving details and maintainance to the States. In fact, why not build the national power grid on Interstate Highway right of ways?

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