Now that the concept has been mooted in Spain, can Obamerica be far behind?
Remember, kiddies, Spain is in socialist-leaning Europe - the area America's Kenyan Emperor so000000 admires and wants to emulate!
Yes, boys and girls, you only think sunlight must be free! Well it still is; but for how long? In Spain they're counting the days before their new solar tax turns on. Not a tax on the sunlight itself; only on those who actually USE it:
Record petition against Spanish tax on solar self-consumption and storage PV-Tech Storage
For some reason the sun tax isn't going over well with Spaniards: (material in blue is quoted for those too lazy to click the link)
In less than a week, more than 180,000 Spanish citizens have signed a petition against plans for a new ‘sun tax’ on use of batteries for residential self-consumption of solar energy in Spain.
Meanwhile, more than 150,000 citizens signed a petition calling for the immediate resignation of José Manuel Soria, the minister of industry, energy and tourism, whose department put forward the draft law.
The new tax could increase payback time for solar-plus-storage owners from around 16 years to 31 years. Hefty fines for infringement, capped at €60 million (US$67.7 million), had also been proposed, which is double the fine for releasing nuclear waste.
The tax applies to grid-connected solar PV installations of up to 15kW. Depending on the size of the installation, the fee would be from €8.9 (US$10) per kilowatt for domestic consumers up to €36 (US$40.6) per kW for medium size businesses.
Remember, kiddies, Spain is in socialist-leaning Europe - the area America's Kenyan Emperor so000000 admires and wants to emulate!
Yes, boys and girls, you only think sunlight must be free! Well it still is; but for how long? In Spain they're counting the days before their new solar tax turns on. Not a tax on the sunlight itself; only on those who actually USE it:
Record petition against Spanish tax on solar self-consumption and storage PV-Tech Storage
For some reason the sun tax isn't going over well with Spaniards: (material in blue is quoted for those too lazy to click the link)
In less than a week, more than 180,000 Spanish citizens have signed a petition against plans for a new ‘sun tax’ on use of batteries for residential self-consumption of solar energy in Spain.
Meanwhile, more than 150,000 citizens signed a petition calling for the immediate resignation of José Manuel Soria, the minister of industry, energy and tourism, whose department put forward the draft law.
The new tax could increase payback time for solar-plus-storage owners from around 16 years to 31 years. Hefty fines for infringement, capped at €60 million (US$67.7 million), had also been proposed, which is double the fine for releasing nuclear waste.
The tax applies to grid-connected solar PV installations of up to 15kW. Depending on the size of the installation, the fee would be from €8.9 (US$10) per kilowatt for domestic consumers up to €36 (US$40.6) per kW for medium size businesses.
