The Coming Age of Solar Power
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2014
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Sunlight is free, and solar-power will soon be cheaper than oil, coal or natural gas — even in the United States. We hear what that could mean for current energy industries, public utilities, government regulators and the homeowners of America.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Warren Alney. Thanks so much for listening to this podcast of To the Point, |
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| 0:35.0 | To the Point. The coming age of solar power. |
| 0:43.8 | Hello again, I'm Oran Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:48.4 | A daily look at the issues, Americans care about most. |
| 0:51.3 | With increased supply from North America, the cost of oil may be going down |
| 0:55.6 | for the moment, but oil is not the fuel of the future. The cost of solar power is going down |
| 1:01.1 | even faster, and many developing countries may never have to build their economies on fossil |
| 1:06.3 | fuels. Coal, big oil, and public utilities are still denying the threat of climate change, but the solar industry isn't waiting for them to get the message. |
| 1:16.2 | We'll look at the challenges posed by inevitable change in technology. |
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| 1:56.7 | Hello again. I'm Armin Alney back with To the Point. Sunlight is free, and solar power eventually |
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