Surviving Capitalism (Not) : Solar is Ready Now: ‘Ferocious Cost Reductions’ Make Solar PV Competitive

We’ve lived so long under the spell of hierarchy—from god-kings to feudal lords to party bosses—that only recently have we awakened to see not only that “regular” citizens have the capacity for self-governance, but that without their engagement our huge global crises cannot be addressed. The changes needed for human society simply to survive, let alone thrive, are so profound that the only way we will move toward them is if we ourselves, regular citizens, feel meaningful ownership of solutions through direct engagement. Our problems are too big, interrelated, and pervasive to yield to directives from on high.
—Frances Moore Lappé, excerpt from Time for Progressives to Grow Up

Friday, June 17, 2011

Solar is Ready Now: ‘Ferocious Cost Reductions’ Make Solar PV Competitive

Click here to access article by Stephen Lacey from Climate Progress.

It is great to have the rather rare opportunity nowadays to post an article with good news in it. This piece does that. You might be skeptical of optimistic statements coming from corporate executives rather than scientists, but, after all, they are in the best position to know about the economics of solar power. In short, the good news is that top executives of two major solar energy companies provide compelling evidence that the cost of producing solar energy is dramatically coming down and will likely continue to do so.

And if this news doesn't raise your spirits, then read this piece entitled, "Green Jobs Are Real: German and American Solar Industry Both Employ More People Than U.S. Steel Production".