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To: businessprofessor

I’ll bite - so long as you can provide a source for this. I don’t doubt there are subsidies - but I would love to see the amount and the evidence of it.


81 posted on 10/29/2011 8:21:23 PM PDT by TheBattman (They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
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To: TheBattman

I know the subsidies in Colorado for residential solar. I believe that businesses also receive even more subsidies for small commercial installations. The federal government has 30 percent tax credit for PV solar installations. Xcel Energy was forced by voter mandate to provide another 20 to 30 percent investment (rebate to homeowner). Xcel Energy is forced to provide net metering in which excess solar power generated offsets energy used when solar is not producing enough. Xcel Energy is mandated to provide 30 percent renewable power (I believe this mandate is a false claim however) of which residential solar counts towards the mandate. Here is a page with subsidies available in North Carolina.

http://solarpowerrocks.com/tax-credits/solar-cash-new-carolinas-subsidy/

The solar subsidies are a complete boondoggle. PV solar is not economically viable now nor in the projected future except for off grid situations and perhaps other specialized cases.


83 posted on 10/29/2011 8:52:50 PM PDT by businessprofessor
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To: TheBattman

Here is a more detailed summary of the ridiculous solar subsidies in NC.

http://www.carolinajournal.com/jhdailyjournal/display_jhdailyjournal.html?id=8135


84 posted on 10/29/2011 8:55:28 PM PDT by businessprofessor
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To: TheBattman

Get real! Where have you been. Solar is always subsidized. This is the default position and you work it from there


88 posted on 10/30/2011 2:42:02 AM PDT by dennisw (What good is a used up world and how could it be worth having - - Sting)
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