The utility companies don't want to pursue it because there is no money in it. After you buy the solar panels or wind generator, they can't raise their prices on you every time there's a storm or the price of oil goes up.

Last year my electric company (Progress Energy) raised my rates nearly 50%!! (from the previous high of $500/mo. in July to the new high of $750/mo. in July) When I called to ask WTF?? they said, "Well, we had those hurricanes so we had to replace a lot of poles and wire, then the price of oil went from $20/bbl. to $68/bbl. so your fuel surcharge went up too."

Yeah, it went WAY up! 50%!! So you see, they have no interest in allowing you a system that is going to harvest FREE electricity from the sun or wind. And the Utility companies have a very strong (highly financed) lobby group. That is just one more reason you won't see any legislation to promote alternative energy.

Now that we have beaten that horse to a pulp, can we move on to a less controversial subject, like Religion?? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />