Germany’s Energy Model Can Save the World
I was snooping around websites
listed on our comm. 1270 blog and found this article on alternative
energy. This article discussed
Germany’s Evergiewende, which is the term they have coined for their clean
energy transition. This article also claims that nearly one-third of
Germany’s electricity production is clean energy. I am a supporter
of alternative energy so this article caught my attention.
The author claims the U.S. and other
high-emission countries can learn from the steps Germany has taken so far. He
described many steps, but the one I like most is that Germany is shifting the
control of energy from big company to citizen owned energy. Reading
this information reminded me of the utility co-op that I am part of, Dixie
Power. The author claims that nearly 70 percent of the renewable
energy producing capacity is in the hands of farmers, small and medium sized
business, cooperatives and community owned utilities.
I think this was a cogent article. I
am all for clean energy. Couple renewable clean energy with publicly owned
utilities and I think it is a winning combination that I could embrace and
support.
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