We get our electricity from a rural electric cooperative. That has general made it cheaper than the other options around here. The coop sends out a magazine every month with articles about saving energy, making your home more efficient, and trends in energy usage among other things. This month there is an article based on a white paper by NETL. The article claims that within ten years many of us may be without electricity because there will not be enough generators anymore and the electricity that is produced will be so expensive that many of us (me) will not be able to afford it. The article claims that it may be too late already to keep up with demand because we would need a lot more new generators then we are currently building and it takes a few years to build them. And with people objecting to both coal and nuclear power and gas be so expensive and less available...we may be pretty much up the creek.

I am thinking a small solar power system on my house would be a really good idea! Hmm or a small windmill..maybe both. The whole place here is electric..without power..can't cook..no lights..no heat..no air conditioning..no HOT WATER!! AAaaaakkkkk