All good points. Another issue is that solar users are still dependent on municipal power but may not be paying for it. It is possible with net metering to use net zero power (and pay nothing to the municipal power company) but when the sun sets or there is extensive cloud cover you are 100% dependent on municipal power. It costs money to build and maintain power plants and the distribution networks.
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Originally Posted by rubicon
I am in favor and I really like the idea of the efforts underway for improving the efficacy of renewals. However the green movement is not forthcoming about the economic and environmental effects and the government is picking winners and losers.
The short reason Florida had a ruckus about solar had to do with the fact that solar users were selling back excess power which in effect meant that those not using solar were footing the bill ( subsizing it) and add to this the enormous tax credits granted for pursing solar and subsidized by taxpayers.
Do you recall the $7500 tax credit for buying an emerge electric cart? It required the owner register the vehicle as street legal and purchase insurance. Owners did not do the math Do you recall them pleading with O'Toole to pass legislation so that emerge owners could get out from underneath their miscalculations. So we have people who would have purchased a cart anyway but now with a $7500 tax credit. I am not blaming these residents I am blaming the government.
Wind turbines are having a devastating effect on birds of prey, bats etc
the large solar project in California is literally frying birds in mid air.
And if taxpayers really knew what it is costing them for electric cars they would revolt.
You can achieve the same environmental effect with a car that runs on natural gas but do you see any tax credits being applied?
All I am really saying is welfare is welfare be it individuals or corporations
and in the case of renewals its all going down a rabbit hole because no one
is being held accountable for the lack of effective outcomes (aka as political manipulation and manifest incompetence by our government
I better be careful because as a climate change denier I am aware that the DOJ is actually looking in to have me arrested under the RICO act for my skepticism
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