Comments on: Where is Clean Tech Heading in 2010? http://greenresearch.com/2010/01/05/where-is-clean-tech-heading-in-2010/ Understanding energy, clean technology and sustainability Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Matthew Roche http://greenresearch.com/2010/01/05/where-is-clean-tech-heading-in-2010/#comment-254 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:07:27 +0000 http://greenresearch.com/?p=330#comment-254 Local. Really local. Perhaps the word should be locale. Cities and Counties trying to realize the will of their constituents will be an interesting story this year.

Small community energy, non-investor-owned utilities will be leaders, and there will be epic battles with the entrenched providers.

Large projects will find it hard to get off the ground due to a combination of political issues (Mojvae desert off limits), the credit crunch, and too many masters. “Green” electricity price per kWh will rise for the third consecutive year as local mandates create more demand than supply. Overall power generation will still be trivial, but it will be a seller’s market if you can get more than a megawatt online.

PG&E will make their 20% renewables goal, but only through creative contracting and accounting for future purchases as current portfolio.

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