>>renewables in the US have been dominating the construction of new power plants>> That may be the case but I think the question here is whether that success is

>>renewables in the US have been dominating the construction of new power plants>> That may be the case but I think the question here is whether that success is based on the technology's own free market merits. The statement I was responding to was this: >>You're >10 years out of date solar and wind have been cost competitive for a long time>> Here, for instance, just two months ago is the CEO of First Solar saying that "solar is going to be investible again [because of the Inflation Reduction Act]". This doesn't strike me as a technology that is exactly flying on its own. And again, to be clear, there is no judgement intended as to whether or not government market manipulation is justified - that's a different question. https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-solar-to-invest-1-2-billion-in-u-s-plants-spurred-by-climate-law-11661852700 https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-solar-to-invest-1-2-billi...