> My point is that when government sets its bureaucracy on what might otherwise be a good idea, they can taint the benefit that it was supposed to carry, making

> My point is that when government sets its bureaucracy on what might otherwise be a good idea, they can taint the benefit that it was supposed to carry, making it ineffective. Not always. Section 1603 of the 2008 ARRA created a program whereby the Treasury would cut you a check (not a tax credit) for 30% of the cost of any commercial renewable energy installation. There was minimal red tape. You basically had to provide a subset of the documents you as when you financed it. This significantly sped up solar and wind adoption in the US. Edit: The Treasury would send said check within 30 days of you proving that the system was operational.