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Jul 30, 2012

US Solar Subsidies Versus Fossil Fuel Subsidies - PESWiki

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(Image Source: Facebook / Earth Warrior; June 2012)

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What if solar got the same subsidies as fossil fuels? - US solar subsidies: $1 billion, compared to $72 billion subsidies for fossil fuels over 5 years. If the US gave the same subsidies to solar that it does to fossil fuels, solar would be cheaper than grid power in 100% of the country, rather than 14%. Germany has 6x more solar than US, even though the US gets 3.9x more sun.

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