Petar + 76 PP March 22, 2018 The region was long the country’s smallest solar market, in part because state regulators argued it was just too expensive. Now that prices have come down sharply, area utilities are embracing power from the sun. A few facts: - Florida replaced an expensive coal-fired plant with cheap solar power -Georgia to develop region's biggest solar farm -South Carolina bails on $20 billion nuke plant, eyes renewables Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pavel + 384 PP March 22, 2018 (edited) Good for them! The reason why the sunny U.S. Southeast resisted solar power for years is the same reason that explains its about-face: cost. Edited March 22, 2018 by Pavel 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
damirUSBiH + 327 DD March 22, 2018 4 minutes ago, Pavel said: .... The reason why the sunny U.S. Southeast resisted solar power for years is the same reason that explains its about-face: cost. And that's the way it should be done, fiscally responsible. Not by killing jobs, and with crushing debt and taxes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites