“I just think the American market is ahead of us [and] the same thing is going to happen here”, said a turbine sales representative from UK-based manufacturer Langley Holdings, which also sponsored the March 25-26 Datacloud conference and primarily sells to the UK. “It just will take a bit longer and it will be a bit harder because more people will be saying, ‘hang on a minute, we don’t want to be burning greenhouse gasses.’”

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    Gas is more expensive AND takes longer to build a facility than slapping up some solar panels/turbines does

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      But who is going to build the gas turbines? (Americans 😇)

      Who is going to build the solar panels / windmills? (China 👹 )

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          American gas turbine manufacturer Mitsubishi Power Aero

          A sales representative from MWM, the European arm of U.S.-based gas generator manufacturer Caterpillar

          Langley Holdings was the only UK-based gas manufacturer mentioned.