"First, there will be disruption of the entire fossil-fuel industry, starting with utility companies — which will face declining demand and then bankruptcy. Se

"First, there will be disruption of the entire fossil-fuel industry, starting with utility companies — which will face declining demand and then bankruptcy. Several of them see the writing on the wall. The smart ones are embracing solar and wind power. Others are lobbying to stop the progress of solar power — at all costs." And so, the fight begins... A repeat of what happened when Edison fought the gas lighting companies. It may be that the only way to win against the utility companies is to go completely off-grid. Their lobbying will be intense as their livelihood is at stake.