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> If solar was viable, it would not require forcing tax payers to fund these businesses. This is not true. Solar and wind are already cheaper than fossil fuel
by cure 1y ago
> If solar was viable, it would not require forcing tax payers to fund these businesses.
This is not true. Solar and wind are already cheaper than fossil fuel generation for new capacity. Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind-and-solar-energy-are-cheaper-than-electricity-from-fossil-fuel-plants/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind-and-solar-en...
- dimitrios1 1y agoSo then removing the subsidies shouldn't be an issue?
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoIt shouldn’t. Trump is using environmental regulation to block projects. It’s crazy seeing the GOP embrace San Francisco’s last decade of policy.
- coredog64 1y ago"'I never thought leopards would eat MY face,' sobs woman who voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party."
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- Sayrus 1y agoIf it was only the subsidies, but it's not. https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-orders-orsted-halt-offshore-wind-project-deepening-industry-woes-2025-08-22/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-orders-orsted-ha...
- MyOutfitIsVague 1y agoIt's not just subsidies, it's also permitting and any other roadblocks they can manage. This isn't just economic or political, it's a weird personal crusade.