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What us bad about solar energy?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

The only bad thing about solar energy is the cost; home solar power systems cost FAR more than buying electricity from the power company.

Part of this is that it is new, and anything new is more expensive. As solar power systems become more common, the cost to manufacture them will come down.

Many cities and states offer tax rebates and subsidies for the purchase of solar power systems. Generally, subsidies are a bad thing; Humorist P.J. O'Rourke once wrote that any time the government is giving a subsidy for you to do something, it is paying you to do something stupid. But in this case, when the government is subsidizing new technology, one can argue that they are actually paying for research and development.

Recent developments seem to bear this out; some companies claim to have developed ways to make solar panels for a fraction of their current cost, which would only be a good thing.

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16y ago

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