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To: Ilaine who wrote (102194)	5/15/2001 9:42:51 AM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

CobaltBlue--There is no contradiction between the limited entry caused by huge capital requirements of centralized generating and distribution facilities and the decentralized alternative of individual systems installed locally. The individual systems, especially those powered by solar or wind can only operate economically when they can feed excess power into the grid. This requires an agreement between the customer and the centralized utility, whereby the utility agrees to supply power to the user at preset prices, and also BUY power from the user at preset, competitive prices. Such an agreement can be encouraged by intelligent regulation, and more important, is NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR unless there is some sort of regulation. Put another way, I've never seen a situation where the local power company was interested in buying power from its customers UNLESS the power company was ordered to do so by the regulator. This is what I mean by the need for regulation that will cause a system to outperform an unregulated system over the long haul. Art