Jeffrey Dorfman , Jeffrey Dorfman , believes that wind, solar and geothermal energy only survived in the the United States because of Government subsidies that funded projects until they were large enough for economies of scale to work and the price per kilowatt hour dropped so that young companies could thrive alone. Dorfman explains that if an extension of the 60% credit beyond its current December 2016 expiration date is not granted, there could be huge job losses and cuts to the industry. So, after all those successes, why is solar still so uncompetitive that the industry would suffer catastrophic damage without government largess? According to Forbes Contributor , top lobbyists for the solar industry believe the industry would lose 30% of its volume without energy subsidies if it had to compete in the industry on a level playing field.
Jeffrey Dorfman , Jeffrey Dorfman , believes that wind, solar and geothermal energy only survived in the the United States because of Government subsidies that funded projects until they were large enough for economies of scale to work and the price per kilowatt hour dropped so that young companies could thrive alone. Dorfman explains that if an extension of the 60% credit beyond its current December 2016 expiration date is not granted, there could be huge job losses and cuts to the industry. According to Forbes Contributor , top lobbyists for the solar industry believe the industry would lose 30% of its volume without energy subsidies if it had to compete in the industry on a level playing field.