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Grid defection

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by David Elliott - 12th July 201517th November 2015 2996

With cheap PV and batteries, do we need grids?    With around half of green energy generation in Germany now being in the hands of consumers and local energy co-ops, and the cost of PV falling, some look to a future in which power grids and big utility companies are less important

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David Elliott
David Elliot: has written extensively about renewable energy and related energy policy issues over the years. His latest book ‘Renewables: a review of sustainable energy supply options’ is available from the Institute of Physics: here He retired from the Open University some years back, but is still an emeritus professor and continues to produce the long running bimonthly newsletter, 'Renew' which is available free in PDF form here

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