[editor-surveyor]

"The Republican governor also announced he had approved a measure by Assemblyman Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, that creates a 10-year, $250 million subsidy program to help consumers buy solar water heaters."

Having been foolish enough to jump on the solar hot water bandwagon back in '84 when the first solar subsidy was offered, I find this idea tragic. Solar collectors can only last about 3 years in soft water areas, before the dissolution of the metal tubes results in leakage. In hard water areas, the calcium tuberculation often blocks them within about five years.

Isn't insanity fun?

[calcowgirl]

“Insanity” doesn’t even begin to describe it. As I understand it, these subsidies will be coming to us via rate increases imposed by the PUC. I haven’t looked into it in detail, but I expect those on the receiving end of this folly will have some connection to the same folks that have been funding our “popular” “post-partisan” governor.