Tesla preorders are up to 376,000 as of April 11th.   Especially in Alaska, oil has enjoyed largest subsididies of all the energy sources  in common use.  The Seward coal terminal has been shut down for almost a year, not because it doesn't work, but because there is no demand.  (Why should we build another at point Mackenzie?) The base load argument has some validity currently, but it is not as much of an issue as Mrs. Hall asserts, technological improvements are making it easier to handle the variability in wind.  Hybrid systems like in Kotz are working well and saving the communities a lot on diesel.  While not without environmental issues, hydro also provides excellent base load capability and can be coupled with wind and solar to act as an energy storage medium.