The regulatory environment in the past decade has created new challenges for electric power utilities. Where before competition was limited, deregulation introduces competition and consumer choice. Meanwhile, intensifying environmental regulations and permitting difficulties make capacity additions more expensive. In the last 30 years, wind power generation has gone from one of the most expensive options in power generation to one of the least.
Wind towers are less expensive, larger, and more efficient than at any time in the past.
Lastly, renewable energy can add price stability to an energy mix, which in today's volatile fuel markets can play a meaningful role. Greenlight Energy SM develops and operates utility-scale renewable energy solutions to meet the requirements of today's changing market. Greenlight Energy, Inc.