Renewable energy technologies—including solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower—are in many ways attractive to policy makers who must address these market disruptions and the economic and social strife they can create. Renewable energy technologies are advantageous because they are immune to price shocks from fuel supply constraints and cartel pricing. Furthermore, renewable energy resources are much more environmentally benign than their conventional counterparts, such as coal, nuclear, and petroleum products. Renewable energy technologies can be used remotely at the point of need, or modularly upsized in a fashion that provides great flexibility to planners and short lead times to developers
