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" A panel of energy experts here at GE&amp;#039;s Niskayuna energy research center are emphasizing that there&amp;#039;s no silver bullet for the future. &amp;quot;We need &amp;#039;em all&amp;quot; says Jim Rogers, CEO of duke energy. That means nuclear, wind, new and cleaner coal plants (perhaps including carbon sequestration), and greater all-around efficiency. As one panelist pointed out, wind power now costs 4 to 6 cents per kwh and solar costs around 25 cents per kwh\u2014yet with efficiency gains it could cost just 2 to 4 cents per kwh. Nuclear energy was treated cautiously by the panel. &amp;quot;Public opinion turns on a dime&amp;quot; when it comes to nuclear energy, said Rogers. While they predicted that the next U.S. Nuclear plant would come online around 2017, Dan Reicher, the president of a renewable energy investment firm, said that wind plants with the same output could be created within 18 months. Another point of consensus: Everyone on the panel felt that government regulation of carbon output was &amp;quot;inevitable.&amp;quot; -Jerry Beilinson "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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