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A colleague of mine in Sacramento has installed solar power and expects to recover the investment in 6 years. If you're serious about using solar it seems like

• strictnein 12y ago
  California has the highest (I believe) state subsidies for this sort of thing. My aunt and uncle just did the same thing, and they live north of LA. It makes me wonder two things: 1. What is the ROI without the subsidies? 2. How much lower would the price be if the subsidies didn't exist?
  • ams6110 12y ago
    Subsidies don't recover the investment, they just make other people pay for it.
    • primroot 12y ago
      ... or potentially pay for their own negative externalities.
      • ptaipale 12y ago
        Other people pay, regardless of whether they produce negative externalities or not.