The 100-Mile Diet for Electricity? The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Argues for Decentralization

The 100-Mile Diet for Electricity? The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Argues for Decentralization: "
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Well, Not Literally 100 Miles...
The Insitute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) has released a second version of its study titled Energy Self-Reliant States. In it they look at various ways that U.S. states could generate clean electricity locally (rooftop solar PV, onshore wind, offshore wind, etc). Just from the name of the institute, it's pretty obvious that they aren't in favor of centralized solutions to our energy problems, but at least they aren't all ideology: T...Read the full story on TreeHugger

This would make it possible for renewables to take off! I am looking forward to seeing localized powering stations. Adjacents junctions could take load incase of disruption!