And like oil there is a limited supply. Eventually natural gas supplies will diminish and run out. The main problem isn't that we use power, but how much we use and how we make it. As long as we continue to produce our power primarily by combustion or nuclear energy we will continue to have not only the same problems we face now but many new ones in the future. What we need are energy sources that are renewable and non-polluting.
Renewable energy is no longer an alternative, it is a necessity.
Utilities need to quit making short sighted decisions based on short term profits and monopolistic business concerns. Society will always need some form of massive power generating capability to drive the industrial and commercial sectors. And utilities can provide that. When electrical power is produced, distributed and promoted irresponsibly, no one benefits and everyone suffers. Renewable energy such as hydropower, solar, wind, biomass and geothermal is available now.