Free Enterprise and Solar Energy

Naomi-K

3-14-2008 7:14 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/4bfece67-942c-433e-b293-1c725891c99e/96FC0F87-F695-4510-850C-F9FCCA4B48C1/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/right_40231___article.html/solar_approach.html" href="http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/right_40231___article.html/solar_approach.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.yumasun.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/right_40231___article.html/solar_approach.html"><DIV> While the idea of using solar energy is an attractive prospect in our state, what is unattractive about these proposals is the common theme of coercion and taxpayer-supported incentives rather than a reliance on choice.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/right_40231___article.html/solar_approach.html"><DIV> In order for solar power to truly be successful, it must stand on its own merits. Consumers must want it because they see its value to them, just like any other marketplace option.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/right_40231___article.html/solar_approach.html"><DIV> In fact, public incentives are likely to discourage the solar industry from developing less costly technology that would be accepted by consumers. Why bother when they know the taxpayers will help subsidize their more costly equipment?</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/right_40231___article.html/solar_approach.html"><DIV> The reality is that there are already market forces at work which are likely to encourage more affordable alternative energy sources, including solar power.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.yumasun.com/opinion/right_40231___article.html/solar_approach.html"><DIV> Given time, alternative energy sources will find a more prominent place through the marketplace rather than through coercion or government subsidies.</DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/96FC0F87-F695-4510-850C-F9FCCA4B48C1/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

Naomi-K says:

Excellent argument for market generated solar development.