New Energy Bill- what's in it for solar?

[Wheatridger]

I hear the Energy Bill of 2008 has passed the Senate, finally. But no news so far of how the tax credits for residential PV may change. I'd heard that the first House bill removed the $2000 cap on the 30% tax credit, and the Senate version just doubled it to $4000. Which benefit, if any survived in the latest version?

Yes, I heard that they removed the incentive for solar (and wind).

http://sustainablog.org/2007/12/17/w...m-energy-bill/

Has a bit more info. They're American (unlike me) so will probably know more than I do

[bruce]

Seriously, who questions at this point that these industries need the same kinds of incentives that created every major industry to date? Do people think the internet was developed for free?

[forfi]

In these parts the main income from wind is the subsidy which why so many windfarms are being built at the expense of sustainable and consistent alternatives.Solar power needs to have the same subsidy,or better still all subsidies should be removed.

[LMagic007]

Originally Posted by forfi

In these parts the main income from wind is the subsidy which why so many windfarms are being built at the expense of sustainable and consistent alternatives.Solar power needs to have the same subsidy,or better still all subsidies should be removed.

Yes, let's back date and remove all the subsidies to the coal and oil and gas and other fossil fuel based industries accumulated over decades shall we? to help pay for CO2 and other environmental clean up costs. In addition to the subsidy of CO2 emissions that we are all now paying for in terms of public health and safety, climate impact and not to mention the rising prices of limited fossil fuels. Another wonderful idea. You keep coming up with them. Well done. Would have loved to have called it my own.

[forfi]

Originally Posted by LMagic007

Yes, let's back date and remove all the subsidies to the coal and oil and gas and other fossil fuel based industries accumulated over decades shall we? to help pay for CO2 and other environmental clean up costs. In addition to the subsidy of CO2 emissions that we are all now paying for in terms of public health and safety, climate impact and not to mention the rising prices of limited fossil fuels. Another wonderful idea. You keep coming up with them. Well done. Would have loved to have called it my own.

And if you keep up the ad hominum attacks on me I will have to use the word bollocks again and get into trouble.

[bruce]

Mother always used to tell me that two wrongs don't make a right

[forfi]

????

[bruce]

I was talking about the subsidy issue, you two can sort out your own differences Just because fossil fuels (wrongly) received subsidies is no reason to (wrongly) give them to renewables.

[forfi]

Originally Posted by bruce

I was talking about the subsidy issue, you two can sort out your own differences Just because fossil fuels (wrongly) received subsidies is no reason to (wrongly) give them to renewables.

Sorry for that misunderstanding of your post .But I do think that hindsight is wonderful,the fossil fuels may well have been subsidised in the very distant past and for reasons that would be incomprehensible to folks today and i do agree with your point that to now give them to renewables is wrong