It won’t be long before green power is the No. 1 source for all homes.

Note: This article is an excerpt from The Third Industrial Revolution Final Report RNE, a combination of narratives and proposals on technology and its use toward green business collaborations.

THE BULK OF THE ENERGY we use to heat our homes and run our appliances, power our businesses, drive our vehicles, and operate every part of the global economy will soon be generated at near-zero marginal cost and be nearly free in the coming decades. That is already the case for several million early adopters in the European Union who have transformed their homes and businesses into micro-power plants to harvest renewable energy onsite. Currently, 32 percent of the electricity powering Germany comes from solar, wind and other renewable energies. By 2030, a minimum of 50 percent of the electricity powering Germany will be generated by renewable energies.