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March 14, 2013

The Europeanization of US Utilities

Jon Parepoynt, Seeking Alpha


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I have referred to a Bloomberg article dated Sept 30, 2011 many times as a prelude to what can happen here in the US. Titled "Utilities Giving Away Power as Wind, Solar Floods European Grid", the article points out that in several instances, European electrical utilities have had to pay customers to increase their use of electricity.

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TAGGED: utility companies, Electric utilities, Europeanization, wind energy, Solar energy

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