Posted on 03/28/2016 4:44:21 PM PDT by bananaman22
Solar energy is rapidly becoming one of the top choices for new electricity capacity as costs continue to decline and generous public policies accelerate tremendous growth for the sector.
Last year was a record year for the solar industry and the momentum is set to continue. In 2016, the EIA expects the U.S. electricity market to see 26 gigawatts of new capacity installed. Utility-scale solar is expected to capture 9.5 GW of that total, or more than one-third. If that comes to pass, it would be triple the rate of installations of utility-scale solar compared to 2015, and would also equate to more than the combined total of installations from 2013 to 2015.
That could be a conservative estimate. The Solar Energy Industries Association, a trade group, expects the solar industry to add 16 GW of new solar capacity, with about three-quarters of that coming from the utility-scale segment.
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Of course. Who wouldn’t take a freebie with a bribe?
Read into that: subsidies will flow.
Oh you bet. That’s why target scale Mohave solar farm may shut down for lack of energy production
They don’t have a choice!!!
Our utility is looking into it, In Fairbanks Alaska. Talk about retarded. A couple board members are excited about it, and the subsidy got extended another year, so “free money” right?
I have openly spoke out against it. All a subsidy is, is taking money out of my wallet. There is no free lunch. If hippies want to try it on their own dime, then go for it.
Dont confuse a “utility” with any sort of private business. Utilities are regulated and guaranteed a profit. Most of their financial regulatory models are based on cost+reasonable profit margin with an investment recapture component. In short any requirement that adds to cost or investment will result in higher profits.
So the game is for utilities to cry foul so as to immunize themselves from the inevitable money making rate hikes.
Cronyism at its finest.
It is why coal and gas rich Ohio is going to get solar and wind farms and sever electric rate hikes. What a joke. BUT CHINA IS THE PROBLEM!!!!
Retarded doesn’t even begin
That’s several kinds of stupid.
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