Another good way to pitch renewable energy to people like that is disaster tolerance, including ... "what if terrorists blow up all the power plants?" (And the

Another good way to pitch renewable energy to people like that is disaster tolerance, including ... "what if terrorists blow up all the power plants?" (And the kernel of truth is that the grid itself is pretty close to capacity in a lot of places, so decentralized generation, even if it costs per-KWh more than centralized, defers or avoids huge capital costs in upgrading the grid, lowering cost overall. That works even if it's cogen with gas turbines vs. something like solar or wind. The subset of crazies on the pro-renewable/green side never remember that the capital equipment also has embodied energy costs/pollution, so avoiding spending on that also is a win.)