Experts: The Cost Gap Between Renewables and Natural Gas ‘Is Closing’

Renewable energy is quickly becoming cost-competitive with natural gas, and will soon be more affordable, according to a panel of researchers at the Windpower 2014 conference. In many cases, wind is already cost-competitive with wholesale electricity prices and natural gas plants. “These are not your grandfather’s wind turbines,” said one panelist. “They are not even your older brother’s turbines.”