Electric Lights-Out Orchestra

(1) Cordless devices need cords for docking stations. (2) GE and Siemens generating less interest for their large turbines. (3) GE blames renewables. (4) Power is getting decentralized in the electric power business. (5) Less demand for coal-fired plants in China and India. (6) Emerging economies emerging into services. (7) Electric cars could juice up electricity demand, met by more solar panels. (8) Cobots are more human-friendly than robots. (9) Last one to leave the factory floor gets to shut the lights off forever.