Hehe, I don't think it's 'big oil' that let it happen. I think it's global warming causing people to loosen their morbid fear of nuclear power.

A $5000 home wind turbine can't power a whole house, except perhaps in uncommonly windy places. And who would want to live there?

Jobs? I hate that excuse! Creating jobs is another way of saying 'costing money'. You can't have a power generator which is both cheap and creates jobs. Not needing so many workers is one of the big drawcards of wind and solar! Needing more workers isn't a selling point!