Renewable Energy and Economic Progress

I think we may be understating the economic boons of renewable energy. The conversion to the new "post-carbon world" paradigm of efficiency, sustainability and renewable energy may entail rebuilding of the global infrastructure which will mean economic activity on a scale similar to the World War II mobilization. This and renewable energy's preservation of economic activity as fossil fuels languish constitute immense economic benefit. Pushed by the urgent mandates of fossil-energy replacement and the war on global warming, we may see massive enterprise like: a new power-grid to bring remote-generated renewable energy to points of use, expansion of electric mass transit, return of manufacturing jobs to the US as rising combustion-fuel costs become prohibitive to distant markets, and an explosion of new agricultural jobs as a multitude of small local organic farms replace distant, energy-guzzling industrial farms. Renewable energy is the third great revolution of civilization!

Hi I'm new here. I was wondering on the new Reliant Energy, the renewable power ( wind power ) on the electric bill we will get billed for the fuel factor which is now on our standard bill?

With increased support for renewable energies comes increased demand, and with demand comes the urgent need to supply. Organization's cannot meet the new demand until they overcome the daunting staffing challenge of finding experienced applicants; or recruiting applicants educated in renewable technologies, who also have project, program, and people management skills. There is a vital need for 'new blood' within these disciplines; often companies compete for the same experienced talent rather than investing in growing the workforce, primarily because of the costs and innate risks. The deficit of qualified recruits will decrease substantially when colleges and universities begin to offer relevant bachelors and masters programs and when technical schools develop accreditation or certification curricula.