There is a very good program offered by some power companies. You can specify what amount of your personal energy generated by renewables you want and they adjust your bill accordingly. 100% only adds maybe $50/mo or less for an energy conserving small use customer. If That's too steep you can try 40%. Not sure if those numbers are correct, but that's the idea. Let the customer vote with his wallet.
Coal Question
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Well he's full of shit on that as well. We're seeing solar bids on long term PPAs of $29.10/MWH in Chile with no federal tax or other subsidies (https://cleantechnica.com/2016/08/18/new-low-solar-price-record-set-chile-2-91¢-per-kwh/) and natural gas is setting the market clearing price in MISO and PJM at least 75% of the time, which means that coal is either being greedy or they genuinely have a higher cost. We have a bunch of coal plants in OH that First Energy is claiming need permanent subsidies because they're more expensive to operate than gas, so obviously one of the biggest IOUs in the middle of coal country has a different view on pricing than a coal miner. I think I'll trust First Energy on the pricing part, even though the subsidy thing is BS.
It actually sounds like this is either a 15 year old interview or the poor guy is stuck 15 years in the past, because all his info was relevant then but is significantly outdated now. No wonder they've been left in the dust; denying reality may work in politics but not business.
Hmmm. I wonder how many people will pay an extra $50/month just to be nice.
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NOT many or not any. Not a prediction; glad USa got out of the Paris scam /climate change scam. I use solar energy on my apple trees , they love CO2-every plant does