Paint it green and someone will give you money.
Physics trumps politics.
But, looking at the last paragraph"
"displace this system in a decade or two--or five"
In decades one and two the growth is mostly linear while decade 5 is mostly exponential. You can't get to the exponential growth of decade 5 until you actually start and go thru the early decades.
I’ve got some alternative energy that works in a way I want it to work. I want energy independence.
It’s an outdoor wood furnace to go along with acres of trees. Last year my heating and water heating bill for 2 buildings was zero.
Now I need a way to stop paying the electric company. I don’t want to pay the solar company for that privilege. I don’t want to pay anyone at all.
Decentralize power distribution. Do your own.