In the immortal words of Kermit the Frog, “It’s not easy being green.” It’s also not cheap.
When it comes to renewable energy, we’re inundated with promoters' claims, cost analyses, and news stories that always contain a dollop of objective truth, but encourage imaginative idealists to make flawed assumptions that lead straight to magical thinking. So, learning how renewables fit into the electric power landscape and what they can realistically contribute to supplying needed power while reducing CO2 emissions should be the first order of business for serious investors who want to understand the