Yeah, I think since abandoning cap and trade the Obama administration's goal has been to try to make renewables cost competitive. These regs have more to do with permitting which is a larger problem for renewables because solar panels and wind turbines take up a lot more space than traditional fossil fuel energy sources.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is the subsidy per kilowatt hour for wind energy?
ReplyDeleteNot sure. I know what your getting at, I just think it's funny how easy it was to flip a GOP talking point the other way.
ReplyDeleteWind seems to be becoming competitive:
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Maybe markets work?
Yeah, I think since abandoning cap and trade the Obama administration's goal has been to try to make renewables cost competitive. These regs have more to do with permitting which is a larger problem for renewables because solar panels and wind turbines take up a lot more space than traditional fossil fuel energy sources.
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