Don't knock the Conservationists.
Mid last year I put on a 3.6KW solar system on my roof when the WA Government wa paying us 47c a KW subsidy locked in for 10 years. Since the current price per KW is about 19c at the moment, I haven't payed a power bill in nine months!
My system should pay itself off in five years and then I've still got four years with the subsidy.
Unfortunately the subsidy was too popoular so they cancelled the program. Hmmm! guess who was loosing money?? Our power company where the government is the major share holder!
Now I may not put much faith in global warming but the power company can go jack it's self!