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Technology Stocks : The *NEW* Frank Coluccio Technology Forum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (44972)	1/7/2016 3:43:48 PM
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Hi Frank - *"Your article and its tentacles read in large part like a rallying call for renewable energy sourcing, as opposed to a more objective account of the use of alternative energy in general."* -- Not promoting anything. Energy-wise, we're still at the beginning of a long transition that's short-term unpredictable -- as recently demonstrated by the Saudis. So where are we, exactly? No cognitive dissonance? With technology? Energy? Downstream long ago, we discussed the change in news reporting -- the sea change where thousands of reporters now work as corporate PR minions. We know that now, major news sources are responsive to external pressures. Should we believe the breathless headlines that tell us we're well on the way to reliable energy at a cost that ordinary people will easily afford? Or should we be more skeptical? "In the article that caught my attention earlier, PUCO: Should Retailers Serving Condos Be Regulated As Utilities?, I was reminded of another parallel found in telecoms history, that of the competitive building local exchange carrier, or BLEC during the late 90s, although in most cases the latter were not regulated, per se. Should landlords and property managers who resell electricity to tenants be considered retailers, and in turn be regulated by federal and state regulatory agencies? How about building-owners consortia that pool/aggregate demand and sell to their tenants? Small microgrids? Larger (community, or community or interest) microgrids?" In general we're all aware of macro differences in our financial, political and regulatory environments. Just an opinion but I don't expect the evolution will be friendly to those at low end, socioeconomically speaking. Or to captive markets. The interests with real power have changed. They're guided by profit, not social need. Jim