http://websolarsearch.com/solarpanel/solar-energy/why-isnt-the-federal-government-willing-to-subsidize-solar-energy-panels-for-homes Solar Panel AND Solar Tech Information Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:18:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://websolarsearch.com/solarpanel/solar-energy/why-isnt-the-federal-government-willing-to-subsidize-solar-energy-panels-for-homes/comment-page-1#comment-15 jleblanc42 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:32:59 +0000 http://websolarsearch.com/solarpanel/solar-energy/why-isnt-the-federal-government-willing-to-subsidize-solar-energy-panels-for-homes#comment-15 Probably because unlike ethanol, there isn't enough money from solar-energy lobbyists to finance election campaigns. It's just as well because subsidies only serve to perpetuate inefficiency and waste, and inflate the prices of the items being subsidized. Back in the 1970s the Canadian government subsidized home insulation and the first thing to happen was that the price of insulating a home increased by the amount of the government rebates that were handed out.<br><b>References : </b><br> Probably because unlike ethanol, there isn't enough money from solar-energy lobbyists to finance election campaigns. It's just as well because subsidies only serve to perpetuate inefficiency and waste, and inflate the prices of the items being subsidized. Back in the 1970s the Canadian government subsidized home insulation and the first thing to happen was that the price of insulating a home increased by the amount of the government rebates that were handed out.
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