作者Axel_K

In the long run, this will all be for the best, of course—if we build the infrastructure for renewable energy, eventually the cost-savings will be evident (and hopefully the impact on our environment even more so). Plus, the antiquated tech that brings that coal/nuclear blend to our homes certainly needs to be eradicated—it's old, inefficient and dangerous.

But if customers start seeing their bills go up, they'll freak out and blame the renewable energy sources, says Alex Leupp, of the Northern California Power Agency. "If power gets too expensive, there will be a revolt," Leupp said. "If the state pushes too fast on renewables before the technology is viable, it could set back the environmental goals we all believe in a...