[LibertarianLiz]

Yes, the wasted tax dollars in these green-energy boondoggles is bad; but, another key to this article would be the word, "California".

Sanyo is just one more, of an increasing stream, of companies leaving the "golden" state because of the taxes and reglations California imposes on its citizens and businesses.

California is a microcosm of the model that Zero wants for the entire U.S.

[GeronL]

taxes? They paid taxes ont the federal funding, not exactly losing anything/

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

The odd way of describing the wafer plants (so many megawatts), is a clue that your analysis is spot on. These plants consume a large amount of electricity to produce the silicon crystals. In that sense, they're like bauxite-reduction plants (AKA aluminum smelters). These tend to go where the electricity is cheapest. Cheap electricity doesn't flow from restrictive regulations.

[Puckster]

Actually, it was Spain's green economy that Obama quoted as needing to follow......when that failed, California became the model.

I believe in solar, just not subsidized nor as a primary for the power-grid.

It has it's uses, but man, as a total replacement?

Environmentalists do believe there are too many people on the planet and they're trying to kill them off.