GreenBeat's The Conference on the Grid Nov 19th, Part 2

"3 Mile Island wasn’t a nuclear disaster, it was a public relations disaster—watch out PG&E regarding Bakersfield."
~ Eric Wesoff, GTM Senior Analyst

"Germany, with the solar resources of Alaska, produces 52% of solar energy worldwide."
~ Eric Wesoff, GTM Senior Analyst

"If it releases quickly it’s a bomb. It it releases slowly it’s a battery. Safety is critical."
~ Tom, Xtreme Power

"The smart grid is the soundbite. Lets not get hung up in the hype."
~ Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Partner

"If you have a way to reduce costs, or better storage, those are good opps, but they need to be based on reality."
~ Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures Partner

"If Obama is talking about this, aren’t we in the wrong place in the hype cycle?"
~ Sheeraz Haji, Cleantech Group

"When cars came out people said they would never work—they scared the horses. That ended up not being a problem."
~ Steve Westly, Westly Group Managing Partner

"Silicon Valley is about discovering the future and whoever finds it first wins. I am inpatient."
~ Steve Westly, Westly Group Managing Partner

"We are in a race about who is going to be the biggest (in cleantech) in the next century—is it us or China."
~ Steve Westly, Westly Group Managing Partner

"Thanks Steve (Westly) for saving us from the Death Star (Vinod Khosla)", after their optimistic and skeptical presentation."
~ Matt Marshall, VentureBeat Founder & CEO

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