Reply #3: AWESOME!!! Especially for Office Buildings! [View All]

[suziedemocrat]

How many times have you seen office buildings with the blinds pulled to keep out the hot/bright sun, and all the lights on?

I think Solar is about to come of age. Combine the progress with solar (and even wind and other renewable energies) with new building materials which are much more insulative, and I think within 15 years, most new homes and office buildings built will be net-zero or off-the-grid.

Personally I think "Big Oil" and the Bush Admin know this. They also know we are running out of oil and the environmental damage we have already done is catching up to us. I think they know their current business models are not going to be big money makers for very much longer. I think they want to make as much money as possible before "disruptive" technologies eliminate their source of income. (Go ahead - give me a tin-foil hat now.)