{"id":1856,"date":"2011-06-24T11:43:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-24T15:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/if-it-works-in-germany-it-works-everywhere-nuri-demirdoven-of-mckinsey.html"},"modified":"2011-06-24T11:43:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-24T15:43:01","slug":"if-it-works-in-germany-it-works-everywhere-nuri-demirdoven-of-mckinsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2011\/06\/if-it-works-in-germany-it-works-everywhere-nuri-demirdoven-of-mckinsey.html","title":{"rendered":"If it works in Germany, it works everywhere &mdash;Nuri Demirdoven of McKinsey"},"content":{"rendered":"Germany is a world leader in solar and other renewable energy because\nit decided to do it and provided incentives.\nNuri Demirdoven of McKinsey &#038; Company said at the\n<a href=\"\/blog\/2011\/06\/last-day-for-advance-rate-at-solar-summit.html\">\nSouthern Solar Summit<\/a>\nthat in the U.S. southeast\nthere is not currently enough demand to see solar become widespread\nbefore 2020: unless incentives are provided.\nDistributed solar is in a better position due to no need for distribution,\nhe added.\n<p>\nAbout incentives, he asked:\n<blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/nuri-demirdoven\/a\/31b\/b42\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\"   src=\"http:\/\/media.linkedin.com\/mpr\/pub\/image-czpU9HopVqGTmXdCQQjF9yHZVT_NCXwCQLQa96TX5Pa3p0b7\/nuri-demirdoven.jpg\"><\/a>\n&#8220;Why not Georgia?&#8221;\n<\/blockquote>\nHe recommends taking advantages of our strengths in this region.\nWe may not have a lot of demand yet, but we have two solar\nmanufacturers in Georgia, and increasing interest in incentives by\nthe state.\n<blockquote>\nOverall solar works, and is an economic development engine.\nBut the question is what are the commitments you are willing to make,\nin understanding your strengths, and picking one or two goals.\n<\/blockquote>\nHe cited TVA as an example of an organization that has done that\nand is moving ahead.\n<p>\nHe recommended making a business case for solar in Georgia.\nMany of the other speakers are busily doing various pieces of that.\n<p>\n-jsq\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Germany is a world leader in solar and other renewable energy because it decided to do it and provided incentives. 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