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1、power,whichhas,tosomeextent,Business&Moneybecomeavictimofitsownsuccess.GrowthinmanufacturingcapacityforwindturbineshasnotkeptpacewithPVvs.SolarThermaldemand—tosomedegreestymiedbytheon-again,off-againstatusoffederaltaxDistributedsolarmodulesaregaininggroundcreditsforwinddev
2、elopment.Thishasresultedinincreasedpricesforturbinesonconcentratedsolarthermalplants.andmulti-yearqueues.BYJONATHANLESSERANDNICOLASPUGAMoreover,thefullcostofprovidingneededtransmissioninfrastructureforikeanever-recedingmirage,solarpowerhasfordecadesbeenviewedasthethesewind
3、developmentshasn’talwaysfutureofelectricgeneration.ItalwaysseemedtooffervirtuallyunlimitedbeenaccountedforinvaluingthenetLpotential,yetalwayswasjustoutofreach.Now,itiscloserthanever.benefitofwind-generationadditions.Withsoaringpricesforfossilfuelandintensifyingconcernsabou
4、tclimateThebestsitesforwinddevelopmentschange,manystatelegislatureshaveadoptedincreasinglyambitiousmandatesfortendtobefarfromexistingtransmissiondevelopingrenewableresourcesthroughinstrumentssuchasrenewableportfolioinfrastructure.Somestateshaverespond-standards,feed-intari
5、ffs,so-calledgreentagsandnet-meteringstandards(Seeedtothelackoftransmissioninfrastruc-“NetMeteringintheStates,”p.22).Thesemandates,alongwithdollopsoffederalandturebyforminggovernmentorganiza-statesubsidies,arenowturningthesolarmirageintoareality.tionstoidentifythenecessary
6、infrastruc-Astheindustryapproachesthenewscaleofindividualwindfarms.Thesetureandthemechanismstoencouragesolaroasis,companiesandregulatorswilltypicallycontaindozensorevenhun-andsubsidizeitsdevelopment.takeacloserlookatthedifferencesindredsofturbines.Anotherconcernistheinhere
7、ntvari-pricestobepaidfordifferentsolartech-Forawhile,itseemedasifwindpowerabilityofwindpower.Integratingwindnologies,andwillcomparethemtootherwouldyieldelectricityatpricesabletogenerationwiththehigh-voltagetrans-options—mostnotablywindpower.competefavorablyevenwiththemostm
8、issiongridcausedonlyminorconcernWhileallofthesolartechnologiesprom-efficientnaturalgas-fi
