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Greening of the Grid isn't all that hard. just give Texas style tax incentives to wind. It would take a while, but it would definitely help.

On another note MANY homes are terribly wasteful with electricity. The gap could be shrunk by simple home conservation.

Case in point. A friend wanted to put up Solar panels to offset his electric bill.
Odly enough I talked him out of it. I talked him in to conservation (at least 2 start).
We cut his electric bill from $500~$700 a month down to around $250 (only 3 months now). Me and him spent 2 days Re-connecting HVAC lines, cleaning coils, getting his heat pump working, great foaming cracks, calking windows, making doors close all the way, making it easier to close the windows all the way, fixed his attic vent, put his 2 units on 2 thermostats, added dusk 2 dawn sensors on his outdoor lights and a few other bits.

Regardless for about $1000 + 4 person days he cut his electricity consumption by more than 50% (summer will tell the true tale). He isn't the only only one.