It’s parochial, since I’m a Minnesota resident, but I just can’t stand that our state’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, is planning to use ratepayer money to buy three new natural gas fired peaking plants instead of a) installing solar power or b) supporting the proposed solar energy standard. Share the graphic below if you agree:
FYI, if you question the claim about “cheaper,” I estimate that commercial-scale rooftop solar in Minnesota will install for approximately $2.11 per Watt by 2020, with a levelized cost of 12.9¢ per kilowatt-hour (9.4¢ with accelerated depreciation and a 10% federal ITC), no fuel cost and no fracking.
