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Doing the math
Are solar incentives a subsidy for the rich? |
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12 Mar 2008 |
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| The following is a guest essay by Tom Konrad, a financial analyst specializing in renewable energy and energy efficiency companies, a freelance writer, and a contributor to AltEnergyStocks.com. ----- One of the most common arguments against incentives to help people buy solar panels for their homes is that they are a subsidy for the rich, paid for by everyone. The argument is that only the rich can buy a photovoltaic system, which, even with subsidies, costs thousa ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, renewable energy, solar voltaic power (all these topics) |
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