The 100-Mile Diet for Electricity? The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Argues for Decentralization
by Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada
11. 2.09 Link to full article below
Well, Not Literally 100 Miles...
The Insitute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) has released a second version of its study titled Energy Self-Reliant States. In it they look at various ways that U.S. states could generate clean electricity locally (rooftop solar PV, onshore wind, offshore wind, etc). Just from the name of the institute, it's pretty obvious that they aren't in favor of centralized solutions to our energy problems, but at least they aren't all ideology: They back up their claims with a lot of data.
Among other things, the report claims:
All 36 states with either renewable energy goals or renewable energy mandates could meet them by relying on in-state renewable fuels. Sixty-four percent could be self-sufficient in electricity from in-state renewables; another 14 percent could generate 75 percent of their electricity from homegrown fuels. [...]
To read the full article: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/11/ilsr-local-decentralized-energy-generation-in-usa.php
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