tinydancer
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The Chicago Tribune article spins only the Environment Minister "rosy outlook". Meanwhile back at the ranch, the Economic Minister and others in Merkel's Cabinet want to throttle him.
Check this out. From Der Spiegel.
Solar farm operators and homeowners with solar panels received more than 8 billion ($10.2 billion) in subsidies in 2011, but contributed only 3 percent of Germany's total energy supply.
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And this should scare the crap out of any sane taxpayer.
Under Germany's renewable energy law, each new energy system qualifies for 20 years of subsidies.
A flood of new solar farm operators and private users have pushed up the costs of those subsidies, opponents argue, passing the costs of the government support on to all electricity consumers nationwide.
I'd open up a solar farm too if the government would pay me to harness the sun for 20 years..... Sheesh this is nuts.
The World from Berlin: Solar Energy Row Is an 'Undignified Spectacle' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Check this out. From Der Spiegel.
Solar farm operators and homeowners with solar panels received more than 8 billion ($10.2 billion) in subsidies in 2011, but contributed only 3 percent of Germany's total energy supply.
.
And this should scare the crap out of any sane taxpayer.
Under Germany's renewable energy law, each new energy system qualifies for 20 years of subsidies.
A flood of new solar farm operators and private users have pushed up the costs of those subsidies, opponents argue, passing the costs of the government support on to all electricity consumers nationwide.
I'd open up a solar farm too if the government would pay me to harness the sun for 20 years..... Sheesh this is nuts.
The World from Berlin: Solar Energy Row Is an 'Undignified Spectacle' - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International