Jason M. Hendler
06-27-2008, 10:40 AM
Dems propose Feed In Tariffs (more taxes):
Link (http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52899)
What the Dems fail to tell anyone, is that Germany is rapidly dropping the promised 4X too high electricity rates, because they've inadvertantly built out expensive solar panel capacity, instead of incentivizing cost reductions through innovations and new technology.
An innovator in Silicon Valley created a thin film solar panel to compete with coal, then saw that Germany was paying 4X the rate of coal for renewables, and decided to sell in Germany, as they were giving money away. Feed In Tariffs distort markets and reinforces non-feasible economic behavior, which is very bad for the consumer.
Without any Feed In Tariffs, 2/3 of all new energy infrastructure in the US was renewable, so don't screw with what is already working.
Link (http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52899)
What the Dems fail to tell anyone, is that Germany is rapidly dropping the promised 4X too high electricity rates, because they've inadvertantly built out expensive solar panel capacity, instead of incentivizing cost reductions through innovations and new technology.
An innovator in Silicon Valley created a thin film solar panel to compete with coal, then saw that Germany was paying 4X the rate of coal for renewables, and decided to sell in Germany, as they were giving money away. Feed In Tariffs distort markets and reinforces non-feasible economic behavior, which is very bad for the consumer.
Without any Feed In Tariffs, 2/3 of all new energy infrastructure in the US was renewable, so don't screw with what is already working.