Good News For Solar & Virtual Power Plants In Canada
Recently, we covered Bill McKibben’s new book entitled Here Comes The Sun, in which he enthuses about how solar energy is becoming the primary choice for both commercial and residential customers. “Here Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind — and the desperate fight of the fossil fuel industry and their politicians to hold this new power at bay,” McKibben’s website says.
“From the everyday citizens who installed solar panels equal to a third of Pakistan’s electric grid in a year to the world’s sixth-largest economy — California — nearly halving its use of natural gas in the last two years, Bill McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful, inexpensive solar energy. And he shows how solar power is more than just a path out of the climate crisis: it is a chance to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds. You can’t hoard solar energy or hold it in reserves—it’s available to all.”
