another good example is the rollout of solar power to indian villages [see http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/11/30/1262301/will-india-surge-ahead-of-the-wes

another good example is the rollout of solar power to indian villages [see http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/11/30/1262301/will-india-surge-ahead-of-the-west-in-renewable-energy/ http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/11/30/1262301/will-ind... for example] - given that they are not already connected to the grid, building a solar plant suddenly becomes a very economically-sensible idea.