It turns out there’s a lot of inertia built into the energy system.
Infographic by Sara Chodosh
But these changes are still not enough to reduce greenhouse gas at the rate needed to curb the worst impacts of climate change. Langer says this is especially true for the state-regulated monopolies that supply power in about half of US states. These investor-owned utilities are guaranteed a certain rate of return on their investments in power facilities, which basically guarantees continued earnings in exchange for running those plants. Even if the actual market costs of their energy sources would make operations costly, these monopolies are set up so that that’s not really a concern.
Market forces and monopolies aside, there are few other, more tangible barriers to a widespread renewable roll out.
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