tax credits [RE-wrenches]
hugh piggott
hugh.piggott at enterprise.net
Fri May 11 15:29:21 PDT 2001
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>I like Denmark, but I don't think Americans have ever used Denmark as a model
>for anything as important as a national energy policy. U.S. wind electricity
>is approx. 5 cents per kWh. When PV costs US$0.05/kWh, I will vote to end PV
>subsidies. Until then, I will keep voting for PV subsidies until they are par
>with polluting, non-renewable energy subsidies, credits, etc.
I think you missed my point. I agree with subsidies for renewables,
I just have more respect for properly targeted subsidies which
promote the successful development of the technology. I don't
understand tax credits but I suspect they are something you get
whether the stuff works or not.
>
>hugh piggott wrote:
>
>> >For those of you who say tax credits will kill the industry, I ask, What
>> >industry? .. ... tell me how you want to build an
>> >industry.
>>
>> the Danish wind industry was not built by tax credits. It was built
>> by giving a good price for wind generated electricity, and some
>> grants for approved systems installed. And it was a consistent
>> program which ran for decades, not a flash in the pan.
>> --
>> Hugh
>>
>> Scoraig, in Scotland.
>> http://www.scoraigwind.co.uk
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Hugh
Scoraig, in Scotland.
http://www.scoraigwind.co.uk
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